Mint Chocolate Truffles
Borrowed from ShugarySweet.com
Ingredients
- 4 Oz Cream Cheese (softened)
- ½ Cup Unsaltd Butter (softened)
- 2 ½ Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 Tsp Peppermint Extract
- 1 Drop Green Food Coloring Gel
- ½ Cup Semi-sweet Mini Chocolate Morsels
- 16 Oz Chocolate Coating (melted) Dark or white chocolate ( to taste)
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy.
- Add sugar, peppermint extract and food coloring.
- Fold in chocolate morsels.
- Using a 1 Tbsp scoop, drop onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Freeze for about an hour (more is fine)
- Using a toothpick, pick up the truffle and dip it into the melted chocolate, tapping the side of the bowl to remove any excess.
- If desired, add a couple of mini morsels for garnish.
- Store in refrigerator for up to a week.