Chocolate-Lemon Creams

Beautiful candies--great for giving as gifts or just to keep for yourself.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Yields: 6 dozen

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)

Directions

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.