Description
Delightful Cream Cheese Mints offer a sweet, melt-in-your-mouth experience perfect for celebrations and gatherings. Smooth cream cheese blends with powdered sugar and peppermint extract, creating tiny pastel treasures you’ll savor with each delicate bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 package (8 ounces / 226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup (57 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 pounds (907 grams) (about 7 1/2 cups) powdered sugar, divided
Flavoring and Optional Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure mint extract
- Gel food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- In a spacious mixing vessel, blend softened butter and cream cheese thoroughly until smooth and integrated, incorporating mint extract for aromatic depth.
- Gradually incorporate most of the powdered sugar, mixing initially at minimal velocity to create a cohesive dough, then elevate mixer speed to achieve a light, fluffy consistency.
- Partition the creamy mixture into separate containers if desiring multiple color variations, gently folding food coloring to create vibrant mint confections.
- Chill the prepared dough in refrigerator for minimal two hours, allowing flavors to meld and texture to firm.
- Prepare baking surfaces by layering parchment paper and generously dusting with remaining powdered sugar to prevent sticking.
- Craft small, uniform spheres from the chilled dough, delicately positioning each on sugar-coated parchment, maintaining consistent size for elegant presentation.
- Embellish each mint with decorative fork imprints, utilizing powdered sugar to prevent adhesion, then allow mints to set and solidify at room temperature.
- Transfer completed cream cheese mints into sealed refrigerated storage, interlacing layers with parchment to maintain pristine texture and prevent potential adhesion.
Notes
- Chill the dough completely before shaping to ensure firm, well-defined mint shapes that hold their structure.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant, concentrated colors without altering the mint’s consistency or texture.
- Dust surfaces generously with powdered sugar to prevent sticking and create a delicate, powdery exterior on the mints.
- Make these mints ahead of time, as they improve in flavor and texture when allowed to set and dry for several hours.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 40
- Calories: 51
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 25 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg