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How to Make Christmas Mints
Make these yummy melt-in-your-mouth peppermint candies for Christmas time! They are so fun to make and taste delicious. You can leave them on a platter or bag them up for gifts!
What ingredients do I need to make these Christmas mints?
- Cream cheese
- Butter
- Powdered sugar
- Peppermint extract
- Red and green gel food coloring
- Christmas colored sprinkles (I used Jimmies brand)
Christmas Cream Cheese Mints
Servings 90 mints
Ingredients
- 8 ounce cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 8 cups powdered sugar plus more for rolling
- 1 ½ tsp peppermint extract
- Red and green gel food coloring
- 1 tablespoon Christmas colored sprinkles (I used Jimmies brand)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle cream together the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add in the peppermint extract and 2 cups of powdered sugar.
- Beat on low until all incorporated.
- Continue adding powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until all the powdered sugar has been incorporated. It should not be sticky and an almost playdoh consistency.
- Separate the dough into 3 bowl and color one bowl red, one green and then just add the sprinkles to the third.
- Roll about 1 teaspoon of the dough into a ball and place on a parchment lined tray.
- Dip a fork into powdered sugar and use the tines of the fork to press down the balls into a disk shape.
- Let them air dry for about 2-4 hours.
- Enjoy!
Notes
To store, put in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month or freezer for 3 months.
