Easy Cream Cheese Mints Recipe come together quickly and melt in your mouth! These no bake mints make a holiday and party favorite!
I remember as a little girl zeroing in on the location of these cream cheese mints anytime there was a bridal or baby shower, tea, or any other event or holiday where these little mints made an appearance.
Cream Cheese Mints Recipe
Sometimes they were tinted blue, pink, red or green for whichever occasion they were made to celebrate and sometimes they were left unadorned with just the simple mark from fork tines and a random dusting of confectioner’s sugar that fell off of the fork as it was pressed into the top of each mint.
And as much as I loved these little mints as a young girl, I love them even more now as an adult. I’m not sure if it is because of the pure nostalgia of them or that I can appreciate their taste a whole lot more now than I remember doing as I stood guard over them as a young girl.
But let me just tell you, they couldn’t be simpler to make and they are perfect for any get together – make that every get together!
How to Make Cream Cheese Mints
You can easily make them without, but I love the look of them made with a cookie press. You simply add the mint dough to your cookie press fitted with your choice of shape and press them as you would spritz cookies. Then, allow them to dry for about 2 1/2 hours or more and then carefully remove them from the baking sheet with a metal spatula.
Here’s my family’s Cream Cheese Mints recipe. I hope your family loves them as much as mine always has!
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Cream Cheese Mints Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar, and extract until well-combined and a dough is formed. Roll into small balls. Place on parchment paper. Press each ball with tines of fork dipped in confectioners sugar. Allow to stand at room temperature for 2 1/2 hours. Store in an airtight container and refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
These are delicious. I used a cookie press and the non-shiny side of heavy duty aluminum foil, which worked out great.
Thanks so much, Susan!
I followed this recipe and used a cookie press on baking sheets. After 3 hours I couldn’t remove the mints without breaking them – they were too soft. I let them dry a few more hours and kept checking with no luck. Stuck them in the freezer for a bit and they broke even more. I’m not sure what to do. They taste good, but they’re stuck.
I’m sorry this happened, Ellie. I’ve never had this happen and don’t know what caused it.
Do they freeze well?
Can I freeze the mints? Can they stay in freezer for a month.
My mother made these for my wedding and I want to try to do the same
for my granddaughter.
I appreciate your answer. The wedding is the 1st part of April.
Mary, you can freeze these mints. Store in an airtight freezer-safe container up to 2 months. What a sweet tradition to carry on for your granddaughter.