Easy Cream Cheese Mints

This Easy Cream Cheese Mints recipe is a springtime tradition in my kitchen. These pretty little mints are soft, creamy, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, making them a sweet addition to just about any special occasion. Made with only four simple ingredients, they’re easy to customize with any color you fancy, or to match the theme of your celebration. Whether you’re making them for Easter, a shower, a wedding, or a holiday gathering, these old-fashioned homemade mints are always a welcome treat.

Easy Cream Cheese Mints Recipe

Making homemade mints may sound a little complicated, but you’ll be happy to know they couldn’t be easier. These old-fashioned Cream Cheese Mints are made with just cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar, combined into a soft, play-dough-like mixture that’s easy to shape. Once chilled, they melt in your mouth and make the sweetest little after-dinner treat.

Key ingredients you’ll need to make easy Cream Cheese Butter Mints. (Scroll down for the full printable recipe card and quantities.)

• Cream Cheese – Plain cream cheese forms the base of the mints.
• Butter – Salted butter combines with the cream cheese gives them a rich flavor.
• Flavoring – Peppermint extract amps up the flavor. You can adjust the amount using more or less to your taste.
• Sugar – Powdered sugar for sweetness.
• Food Coloring – Food coloring gels in assorted colors depending on the occasion.

When Is the Best Time to Serve Homemade Cream Cheese Mints?

These pretty little mints are a Southern favorite for celebrating just about any occasion. They’re the kind of old-fashioned treat that always seems to disappear first from the dessert table.

• Sometimes called wedding mints, they’re especially popular for weddings and showers, but there’s no need to save them for a special day.
• Make a batch for Easter and spring celebrations.
• Graduations.
• Baby showers and bridal showers.
• Holiday gatherings, or anytime you want a little homemade sweetness to share with your guests.

How to Make Easy Cream Cheese Mints Recipe

• Cream Cheese and Butter – Using a food processor or using an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, butter and peppermint extract.
• Add the Powdered Sugar – Gradually add the powdered sugar. Mix on low speed just until it comes together.
• Transfer the Cream Cheese Mixture to the Counter – Dust a non-stick surface with additional powdered sugar.
• Divide and Tint – Divide evenly in 4 even pieces. Add a few drops of desired food coloring into the mint mixture.
• Roll – Roll each color into a 20-inch rope. Cut into even 20 even pieces. Dust with additional powdered sugar between batches to prevent sticking.
• Form into Balls – Roll each cut piece into a ball.
• Press with a Fork – Press the center with the tines of a fork dipped in powdered sugar.
• Leave at Room Temperature to Dry – Leave on a wax paper lined baking sheet for 2 hours or until dry.
• Storage – Store chilled in the refrigerator in an airtight container using wax paper or parchment paper between layers.

Kitchen Equipment to Make Homemade Cream Cheese Mints

• Large mixing bowl.
• Measuring cups and measuring spoons.
• Silicone mat or non stick surface for rolling out the mints.
• Food processor or stand mixer.
• Sharp knife and fork.

How Long Does it Take for Mints to Dry?

Once the mints are made, leave them uncovered at room temperature for 2 hours to dry. Check them, they shouldn’t be sticky when gently touched. Once the mints have dried, pack the mints into an airtight container in a single layer with wax paper between the layers to prevent them from sticking together.

Recipe Variations and Tips

• Kitchen Equipment You’ll Need – A mixing bowl, measuring cups and spoons, a silicone mat or non stick surface for rolling out the mints, measuring cups and spoons, a food processor or a stand mixer, a sharp knife and mixing bowls.
• Do I Need Candy Molds to Make Homemade Mints? This recipe doesn’t require molds or any special equipment to make.
• Tint the Mints Any Color – These easy cream cheese mints can be tinted with any food coloring that you like. Adapt the color according to the theme of the event or to match the theme of your holiday table. I highly recommend using gel food coloring to avoid adding liquid to the dough.
• Chocolate Dipped Mints – Can you dip these no fail mints in melted chocolate? Yes, you can. When doing so, allow them to dry then dip into chocolate and into the refrigerator to set.

Recipe Substitutions

• Food Coloring – I prefer using gel food colorings since they don’t introduce any additional liquid to the cream cheese mixture. That said, you could use a few drops of liquid food coloring in a pinch.
• Be Creative – Spring gatherings call for pastels, but at Christmas you can have fun with red and green or match your holiday décor whatever it may be. For Thanksgiving it would be terrific using autumn shades and seasonal mini cupcake liners for serving.
• Flavoring Substitutions – You can flavor the cream cheese mixture using lemon extract, almond extract spearmint or vanilla extract.
• More Mint Dessert Options – My family are huge chocolate mint fans. That’s why you’ll find a stunning Chocolate Fudge Grasshopper Trifle on our dessert table for St Patrick’s Day or Christmas. I also like to bake Dark Chocolate Mint Brownie Cookies  that are rich and fudgy and no bake Mint Chocolate Cookie Bark when we need something sweet with little fuss.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers – Homemade mints can be packaged into an airtight container and stored chilled in the refrigerator for up to one week.
• Freezing Mints – These cream cheese mints can also be made in advance and stored in the freezer for up to 2 months.
• Thawing – When freezing, thaw them in the refrigerator and keep them cold until serving. You can stack them adding a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper between the layers.
• Serving – Can mints sit out at room temperature? Yes, when serving it’s perfectly fine for them to sit out at room temperature for short periods, even a few hours. It’s best to store leftovers chilled.

More Easy Candy Recipes to Make

These easy candies will take you from the holidays to summer picnics, potluck parties and more.

• Sweet and Salty Candy Clusters will thrill chocolate fans year-round.
• Billowy Southern Divinity Candy is a holiday classic.
• No campfire needed to make Easy S’mores Candy Bark.
• Toffee Peanut Clusters are so simple to make anytime you need a homemade sweet fix.
• Bourbon Pecan Pralines are better than any you’ll pay a mint for at a candy shop.
• Decorate these Chocolate Dipped Scotcheroo Bon Bons in colorful sprinkles for any occasion.
• Homemade Caramels from It Tastes Better from Scratch.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Sheet Pans
• Measuring Set
• Kitchen Utensils
• Mixer

Original recipe credit  Betty Crocker