Cream Cheese Mints

Cream Cheese Mints – Sweet, delicious, rich, old-fashioned holiday treats. These are perfect for weddings, baby showers, Easter and Christmas!

What are cream cheese mints?

Cream cheese mints are old-fashioned candy made with cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and peppermint extract. These small, soft and sweet candies are also known as “Wedding Mints”, often served at special occasions such as baby showers, bridal showers, weddings, and holidays. These have a creamy texture that melts in your mouth. These are usually colored with food coloring to match the theme of the event to add them a festive appearance. These are one of the easy and best no-bake candy recipes made with simple ingredients.

Ingredients & Substitutions:

Powdered Sugar – Also known as confectioner’s sugar. You will be using lot of powdered sugar. It sweetens and thickens the mixture, forming the dough.

Cream Cheese – Provides a creamy base and soft texture, use a full-fat cream cheese for the best results. Make sure the cream cheese is softened before using. You can replace it with vegan cream cheese for a dairy-free option.

Butter – I have used unsalted butter. If you are using salted butter, skip adding salt. Make sure it is softened before using.

Peppermint Extract – This is what adds the minty flavor. You could also experiment with different flavors.

Vanilla Extract – Enhances the overall flavor.

Salt – Skip if you are using salted butter.

Food Colors – It adds a festive touch. Totally optional though.

Serving suggestions:

They can be served on special occasions like baby showers, bridal showers, weddings or holiday gatherings. Use molds or food colors to match the theme. Use pastel colors for Easter, pink shades for valentines day, or red and green for Christmas.

Include them as part of a dessert platter or cookie platter during the holiday season. These can make a great edible gift.

Storage suggestions:

Transfer the dried cream cheese mints to an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. If you want to store them for longer period of time, freeze them for 3 months.

Tips & Notes:

Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature and is fully softened. Take it out of the fridge 30-60 minutes before starting the process.

Make sure there are no lumps in the powdered sugar, it makes the dough smoother and easier to work with.

If the dough is too sticky, add little a little bit of powdered sugar to make a stiff dough. If you feel the dough is too dry, knead in a tiny bit of softened cream cheese to get the desired consistency.

Feel free to experiment with any of your favorite flavors such as almond, vanilla, lemon, or any other extract.

If the dough becomes too soft while shaping, chill it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm up.

Food colors are totally optional. If you want to use them, I highly recommend using gel food colorings instead of liquid food colors. Too much liquid colors will thin out the consistency of the dough.

You can also roll the mints in granulated sugar.

You can also use silicone molds to shape the mints.

Make sure to air dry them for 12-24 hours. Don’t stack them until they are firm to prevent sticking.

Always start with a small amount of extract and taste the dough before adding more.

Step by step instructions:

Add softened cream cheese, butter, salt, vanilla extract and peppermint extract in a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer.

Beat using a electric mixer, whisk or spatula until soft and creamy.

Add 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time to the cream cheese mixture and mix well.

Add remaining powdered sugar little by little and mix well using a spatula. Make a non-sticky dough.

If you feel the dough is sticky, add little powdered sugar and mix again.

Divide the mint dough into 4 parts.

Mix in few drops of the desired gel food colors until evenly incorporated.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper and keep it aside. Take a teaspoon of dough and roll into round balls.

Roll a couple of balls at a time and arrange them on the lined cookie sheet.

Dip a fork in powdered sugar and flatten each dough ball gently. Repeat the process with remaining dough.

Let them air dry overnight until they are firm. Serve and enjoy!

More holiday recipes:

• Dried Cranberry Sauce
• Double Chocolate Snowball Cookies
• Biscoff Truffles
• British Coconut Ice
• Swedish Chocolate Balls
• No Bake Avalanche Cookies
• Pretzel Wreaths

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