3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, room temperature
2 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1/4 - 1/2 tsp. peppermint flavor or your choice
Food coloring

Beat cream cheese until soft. Add coloring and flavoring. Gradually add sugar. Knead until the consistency of pie dough. Add more sugar if mixture is too soft. Roll into marble sized balls. Dip one side into granulated or colored sugar. Place sugar side down, into cavity of mold, pressing from edge into center. Unmold at once onto waxed paper.

NOTE: Use green or pink food coloring with wintergreen flavor; yellow color for lemon; pink or plain for peppermint; or orange for orange. For chocolate mints add 3 teaspoons cocoa and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Makes about 25 roses and leaves.