Creamy Mints for the Holidays

Remember those creamy mint candies that people used to serve at wedding receptions or maybe at fancy buffet parties? They'd be about the size of a nickle and pink or green? Or maybe colored the same as the bride's colors?

As a kid, I used to love them. But I can't remember the last time I've seen them anywhere.

But I recently found a blogger who posted a recipe for them. So I just might have to make some for my holiday cookie giveaways.

I never knew what was in 'em, but the recipe looks pretty simple. It includes cream cheese and confectioners sugar, plus food coloring and flavoring.

Here's the recipe, and a link to the Confessions of a Grandma blog where I found the recipe.

Gotta find those candies I made with my best friend, way back when. It seems they were solid confectioner's sugar; I know they were red and green with a pecan or something in the middle. Don't think they were mint, though. But your's sound really good
Anne. Thanks for recipe! I'll have to try 'em!

I think those were called Merrimints or pastel mints; I know exactly what you are talking about. I just saw some very like them at Vermont Country Store, which has interesting nostalgic things.

Ellemm,
I just went to Vermont Country Store and looked at their candy.
The ones I remember looked like those "Cherry Divinity" and
"Pecan Divinities"; but, if I remember correctly, my friend's
were nearly solid confectionery sugar, with red and green dye. This is the same person that baked those pumpkin cookies, I'd walk a mile to get.

Yeah, I was thinking of Anne's question and they have Pastel Mints. I sure remember those! The red and green ones I don't remember much at all; hope you find them someday.