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Many flavors..anise for licorice, to many garden herb flavors as well as the traditional vanilla, peppermint, orange. My trick is to take a box of JELLO BRAND flavor you want and spin it to the finest powder, add alittle bit at a time to your sugars. I use this for frostings, etc other flavorings. Smells and taste like AWESOME. Then you don't have to have a special extract. Just a teaspoon of powder. I keep these in 8 oz canning jars or glass spice jars.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-04-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"bicktasw"},"reviewBody":"I just made these delicious candies .... using raspberry extract instead of peppermint or almond. If you are a fan of dark chocolate covered raspberry creams ..... this is the ticket!! The taste is almost like a raspberry swirl cheesecake .... and once dipped or drizzled with chocolate!!?? WOW!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-08-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"welcomemom2002"},"reviewBody":"I made these chocolate mint by using 2 1\/2 C sugar and 1\/2 C cocoa.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-12-14","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"David12846"},"reviewBody":"THREE ounces cream cheese\"? Is that correct ?","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-12-14","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Stacey4gop"},"reviewBody":"We make these every year. This recipe is our go to!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-11-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jamierincker"},"reviewBody":"Not only did I make the mint ones, I made another batch and used strawberry flavoring and red food coloring as another option. They were really good.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-12-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BestGramma"},"reviewBody":"Although these tasted wonderfull, I did have to add more confectioners sugar because it was just to gooey and sticky to even attempt to roll. Adding more of the c sugar did not take away from the cream cheese goodness","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-12-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"katarms67"},"reviewBody":"Simply delicious & so easy to prepare quickly. I will experiment with various extraxt flavors, as I think there are several others that would work just wonderfully with this recipe.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-12-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"ljhore"},"reviewBody":"These are the best!! They are easy to make and every one who has tried these are always asking me for the recipie every year at Christmas time! Expecially one very special friend! Love you Christina!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-12-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Troyellen"},"reviewBody":"Not very happy with this recipe. All you can taste is the powdered sugar. 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Easy and better than you can buy at a store. Shared some with friends and they really liked them too. Thanks for sharing.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-12-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"ecurtis1862"},"reviewBody":"These are so EASY to make and are delicious. They are also pretty to put on the table during the holidays. 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