Cream Cheese Mints

These five-ingredient cream cheese mints are the perfect holiday treat! Melt-in-your-mouth minty treats come together in just minutes and are perfect for gifting, dinner parties, or sweet desserts.

Course candy

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas cream cheese mints, cream cheese butter mints, cream cheese mint recipe, cream cheese mints, homemade mints, how to make cream cheese mints, mints

Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 75kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese softened
1 tablespoon butter softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1-2 drops peppermint oil to taste
Gel coloring

Instructions

Using a mixer, blend together cream cheese and butter. Slowly add powdered sugar until the mixture pulls away from the side and begins to form a ball. If necessary, add a couple more tablespoons of powdered sugar. Add peppermint oil to taste. If desired, add gel color and mix until the color is uniform.
Pinch off balls that are about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch. Roll the ball in powdered sugar and place it on wax paper-covered baking sheets. Using a fork that has also been dipped in the powdered sugar, press indentation on the top of the mints. Allow them to dry on the counter for one hour, and then place the baking sheets with mints on them in the freezer until frozen. Store in the freezer or in the refrigerator with wax paper between layers.

Notes

Do not use low-fat cream cheese.

Add enough powdered sugar, so the mix pulls away from the side. It might be slightly tacky but should not be too sticky to work with.

Use the amount of peppermint oil or extract that suits your taste but go slowly. Pinch a little bit and taste test.

Gel is more concentrated and blends so much better than food coloring. Food coloring is too watered down. It can dilute the mixture and cause stickiness.

You can make penny-size cream cheese mints by rolling about 1/4 inch balls, rolling them in powdered sugar, and pressing with the bottom of a glass that has been coated with powdered sugar as well.

These Christmas mints are made with cream cheese, so only let them dry out on the counter for about an hour. Then place the cookie sheets with the mints on them in the freezer until frozen. The freezer will help dry the mints out.

Store the cream cheese mints in the freezer. They will still melt in your mouth straight from the freezer.

Use pastel colors for Easter and baby showers.

Use gold, silver, and white for weddings and anniversary parties.

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