Cream Cheese Mints
Soft, smooth, melt-in-your-mouth cream cheese mints flavored with peppermint and easily tinted for festive homemade candies.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: About 8 dozen
- Category: Candy
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
1 (3 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 tbsp butter, softened
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 drops peppermint oil
1 drop food coloring paste (optional)
Instructions
- Combine softened cream cheese, softened butter, and confectioners’ sugar in a large bowl. Mix until smooth and well blended.
- Add peppermint oil, adjusting to taste. Mix in food coloring paste if desired.
- Roll the mixture into small balls and place on waxed paper.
- Flatten each ball gently with a fork dipped in confectioners’ sugar to prevent sticking.
- Let the mints dry on the waxed paper for about 2 hours.
- Refrigerate or freeze for long-term storage.
Notes
Divide the mixture and tint each portion a different color.
Shape mints in silicone candy molds dusted with sugar.
Use mint extract instead of peppermint oil for a milder flavor.
Roll balls in granulated sugar for sparkle.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg
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