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Creamy No-Cook Mints
COOKIES,
3oz light cream cheese
1⁄4 teaspoon mint flavoring
2drops green food color or color of choice
Superfine sugar
Place cream cheese, flavoring, and food color in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about
30 seconds, or until smooth. Continuing on Speed 2, gradually add powdered sugar and mix about 11⁄2 minutes, or until mixture becomes very stiff.
To make mints, dip individual flexible candy molds in superfine sugar. Press in mint mixture. Turn out onto waxed paper covered with superfine sugar. Repeat until all mixture is used. OR: Shape mixture into 3⁄4" balls, using about
1 teaspoon for each ball. Roll in superfine sugar. Place on waxed paper covered with superfine sugar. Flatten slightly with thumb to form 1⁄4" thick patties. If desired, press back of fork lightly on patties to form ridges.
Store mints, tightly covered, in refrigerator. Mints also freeze well.
Yield: 42 servings (2 candies per serving).
Per serving: About 54 cal, 0 g protein, 13 g carb, 0 g fat, 1 mg chol, 12 mg sodium.
Chocolate Fudge
BARS, AND CANDIES
Butter
2 cups sugar
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
3⁄4 cup evaporated milk
1teaspoon light corn syrup
2squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate
2tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
2cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Butter sides of heavy
Pour mixture into mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 8 minutes, or until fudge stiffens and loses its gloss. Quickly turn to Stir Speed and add walnuts, mixing just until blended. Spread in buttered 9 x 9 x 2" baking pan. Cool at room temperature. Cut into 1" squares when firm.
Yield: 64 servings (1 square per serving).
Per serving: About 59 cal, 1 g protein, 7 g carb, 3 g fat, 1 mg chol, 12 mg sodium.
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