Cream Cheese Mints

Easy Cream Cheese Mints make sweet gifts during the holidays and fun party treats.

Please tell me you’ve had cream cheese mints? They’re so good! Not only are they delicious, they also make adorable gifts during the holidays. Super easy to whip up (only 4 ingredients!). This recipe makes hundreds, so you can have plenty to give and some to keep, or serve them at your next holiday party. We made pink and green mints, but you really can do any color and any shape too. We used a piping bag and frosting tip for these, but they also make so many cute mint molds for different shapes and designs, so you can really get creative.

What you need to make Cream Cheese Mints:

cream cheese
peppermint extract
powdered sugar
food coloring

How to make Cream Cheese Mints:

Add parchment: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Mix cream cheese: Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer, start to mix the cream cheese
Add extract: Add in the peppermint extract.
Mix with sugar: Slowly add the powdered sugar until thick. The mixture should be stiff enough to hold a peak.
Divide: If you plan to make a few different colors of mints, divide the cream cheese into two separate bowls before adding the food coloring.
Color tips: Green mints need about 3 drops of green food coloring, and pink mints need about 1 drop of red food coloring.
Mix colors: Add the food coloring to the cream cheese mixture and mix until the desired color is reached.
Pipe: Put the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag fitted with a medium star tip and make about nickel sized amounts on the parchment lined sheet pans.
Piping tip: To make this style shape, hold the frosting tip 1/2-inch above the baking sheet, squeeze the bag until about a nickel size is on the pan, and then pull up quickly.
Freeze and enjoy: Place sheet pan in the freezer for 2 hours to allow the mints to firm up. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator, and enjoy!

How to store Cream Cheese Mints:

These mints should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge. They can sit out for around two hours before they need to be chilled again.

Using parchment paper for mints:

One of my favorite things are precut parchment sheets. I love how they fit perfectly into a big sheet pan. Parchment is a must for these mints. They make it so they don’t stick at all.

Gifting Cream Cheese Mints:

These mints make the most adorable and festive holiday gift. To go with these yummy mints, we have these adorable holiday gift tags that fit perfect on top of small mason jars. These gift tags are a free printable we shared a few years ago.

Piping Cream Cheese Mints:

I find it easiest just to use a piping bag to create little mint dollops. To make this style shape, hold the frosting tip 1/2-inch above the baking sheet, squeeze the bag until about a nickel size is on the pan, and then pull up quickly. If you want to be extra fancy, you could use a fun mold to make festive shapes!

We made a quick video so you can see just how easy it is to make these yummy mints.