Not sure what to get that special someone for Valentine’s Day?  Need to take a dessert to the work or school potluck?  Whip up a batch of these super easy Mint Chocolates.

Valentine’s Day Mint Chocolates Recipe

What You’ll Need

• 4 oz Cream Cheese (half a brick)
• 4 cups Powdered Sugar
• Peppermint Extract
• Milk or Semi-Sweet Chocolate for melting
• White Chocolate for melting
• Food Colouring (green & red)
• Mini heart cookie cutter

First

Beat the cream cheese with the paddle attachment on your stand mixer, or a regular hand mixer until fluffy.

Next

Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time until incorporated.  The mixture should be fairly firm.  If it’s too hard, add milk 1tsp at a time until you get a consistency resembling play-doh.  Too soft, add more sugar.

Thirdly

Add the extract and a touch of green food coloring, if desired.  Put in an air-tight container and refrigerate for 1 hour or more.

Step Four

Working in two batches, roll out the “dough” to ¼” thick (I used powdered sugar to ensure nothing sticks) and use your cookie cutter to cut hearts.  My batch made 61.

At this point, you might want to refrigerate/freeze again, or you can proceed to the next step.

Dipping

Melt your chocolate in the microwave, or over a double boiler.  Use red food coloring in white chocolate to make pink.  Tip: only do one type of chocolate at a time to prevent hardening.

Coat the hearts in chocolate, decorate and place on a baking sheet covered with wax paper.  Chill until hard & serve.

Decorating Ideas

• Sprinkles
• Drizzled chocolate

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Looking for more easy and fun Valentine’s Day recipes? Check out this Blush Rose Valentine Crinkle Cookies.

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