Chocolate-lemon Creams

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 12 (2 ounce) baking chocolate squares
• 2 (2 ounce) vanilla candy coating, squares (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat first 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; cover. freeze 2 hours.
• 2 shape cream cheese mixture into 1-inch balls, and place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet; cover and freeze 1 hour. let stand at room temperature 10 minutes.
• 3 microwave chocolate candy coating in a 1-quart microwave-safe bowl at high 1 1/2 minutes or until melted, stirring twice.
• 4 dip balls into coating; place on wax paper. let stand until firm.
• 5 place vanilla coating in a zip-top plastic bag. seal and submerge coating in warm water until melted. snip a hole in 1 corner of bag, and drizzle coating over chocolates, if desired.