Cream Cheese Meltaways
This recipe comes to you via my 4-year-old. I was flipping through a magazine the other day and my son yelled from somewhere across the room, “MOM! Go back to that page please!” He’s an aspiring foodie!! I love it when I can give him a simple thing like making a recipe that he requests. And we both had fun in the kitchen together!
Here is the simple lineup. If you don’t have peppermint extract go ahead and use vanilla or almond extract or whatever you have on hand. Don’t let yourself be boxed in by a recipe!<
Everything goes in the hopper and comes out like so.
After some extra powdered sugar and some “kneading” we get this. I was very generous with the powdered sugar. It feels exactly like Play-Doh. Fun!!
Divide up the dough into 3 balls and tint. The recipe suggested red, pink, and white. If I had it to do again I may have just done 2 colors. Everything looked pink by the end.
Pretend like you are in preschool again and make “snakes.” Then smash it all together. I told you this was fun!
Roll it out and cut into whatever shapes you want. I kept using powdered sugar to keep things from getting too sticky.
Chill and eat. Voila!
After my son cut out his share of hearts and became disinterested I just pulled off little balls of dough and smashed them flat.
I hope you have fun making these. This is a great way to get young children involved in the kitchen.
Cream Cheese Meltaways
Ingredients
- 4 Oz. Cream Cheese
- 1 Tablespoon Softened Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Light Corn Syrup
- 1/4 Teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- 3 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar, divided
- Red Food Coloring
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese, butter, corn syrup, and mint extract on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in 3 Cups powdered sugar until combined.
- Turn "dough" out onto a clean surface sprinkled with remaining powdered sugar and knead until smooth and no longer sticky.
- Divide dough into 3 portions and tint red, pink, and white. Roll each portion into a rope. Press together and flatten slightly. Cut out desired shapes.
- Cover and chill at least 4 hours. Store covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week.
40 Comments on “Cream Cheese Meltaways”
Those look delicious. And would sure tempt my girls to not only eat, but even make them.
But I’m not sure about the light corn syrup. I don’t think I can buy it here in Sweden. Is it a sweetener or does it even or something to the doughs texture?
Is there a way to substitute it?
what a easy and neat valentine recipe
This recipe looks so tasty. Thank you for sharing. Thanks for the photos.
How cute are those! 😀 I love how colorful they are. I absolutely must make these!
Holy crud! These sound heavenly!!!!
How cute & creative are these? I love them!
Your son is funny. Love the colors!!
Gorgeous colors! Fun and simple recipe. Thanks for sharing.
What a fun recipe…and I love your layout. So creative!
yum! I make lime meltaways when I do my Christmas baking, but these are just perfect for Valentines day! Great recipe!
Wow these are so stunning and festive. Love them!
Thanks for dropping by my blog! I’m so in love with these cookies! I love the swirled colors!
These are really cute and I think your recipe is terrific. I’m new to your blog but really like the food and recipes you feature here. I’ll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Those are so cute Katrina! Don’t you just love it when the kids come and help out in the kitchen?! They look delicious to boot. I think we may just try these.
would be a great little addition as a cupcake topper 🙂 Instead of fondant! Thanks for the post!
this cream cheese one looks and sounds yummy!!! i will be tryin it this week maybe?
<3 Chris
What a great and easy idea for kids- like play-doh, only you can eat it afterwards!
It is nice for children to get involved in the kitchen. These cookies look so lovely.
That sounded like a ton of fun! We best look out for that 4-yr-old of yours…
What a fun afternoon you two must have had! My son used to do that and we’d have a blast… now at 14 he’s more interested in burritos than baking, but my daughter is still picking recipes to make.
Love these colorful heart cookies! Nicely done!
Great recipe! I am sure it was fun making with the little one.
These are beautiful! I cannot wait to make them with my kiddies, they are also aspiring foodies. I see what you mean about only using two colours. I think if I did it I’d wait to add the white roll until it’s almost time to shape them. I make a lot of marbled things out of playdoh for my daughter. 😉
Katrina, This is such a fun activity for young kids. They’re so cute,and perfect little Valentine’s Day treats!
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This look fun and yummy!
I love making goodies with my kids! 😀
Katrina, please let your son know, he has very good taste in recipes. I’m a huge fan of cookies like these.
These are awesome and so fun for kids! How great that your son is so interested in cooking too.
reminds me of fondant but tastes better!
What a fun recipe. Love the hearts!
How fun! Very good choice by the tiny foodie
These are great! What a perfect project for kitchen time with the kids! Perfect for Valentine’s day too!
So pretty!! I want to stick them all over my fridge, is that wrong?
These are so cute! My daughter would love making them.
I’m glad you stopped on page 6! He’s too cute and so are these!
These look so Valentiney and cute. This is a good recipe to make with your kids. Kudos!
Wow it’s look so pinky and lovely thanks for sharing this nice recipe.
aww these look so cute and fun! my niece would love to make these… thanks for sharing!
That is just stunningly beautiful! Love the color and the photos..perfection!!!
Warning – these are pretty sweet as it is. You may even be fine with no other sweetness (like vanilla). 😉
Love it! I don’t like peppermint, so maybe I’ll try the vanilla…