Party Mints {Christmas Candy}

Party Mints {Christmas Candy}

Try this easy homemade butter mints recipe for the most festive Christmas Candy made with just 4-ingredients that takes just minutes to make.

Course Dessert, Candy

Cuisine American Dessert

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 0

Hardening time 2

Total Time 2 20

Servings mints

Calories 38kcal

Author Jere' Cassidy

Equipment

Ingredients

4 ounces Cream cheese softened
2 tablespoons Butter softened
¼ teaspoon Peppermint oil or use ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
4 cups powdered sugar
red gel food color can use liquid food color
green gel food color can use liquid food color
edible glitter optional

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or use an electric mixer and a large mixing bowl add the softened cream cheese and the softened butter. Mix on medium speed until creamy and well combined.
With the mixer on medium speed add the peppermint flavoring and one cup of powdered sugar. Mix until combined then scrape the bowl.
Add the remaining powdered sugar one cup at a time until a stiff dough forms. If the dough is sticky add a small amount of powdered sugar.
Turn the dough out onto a piece of parchment paper sprinkled with powdered sugar. Divide the dough into three pieces about 6 ounces each. Put the white dough in a small bowl.
Add one of the pieces of dough back into the mixing bowl and add a small amount of red food coloring and mix on low speed until the food coloring is combined. Remove the dough to a small bowl.
Clean out the mixing bowl and add another piece of dough and the green food coloring and mix again. Put this dough into a small bowl.
Using a teaspoon or a 1-inch scoop make 1-inch dough balls and roll in the palms of your hand to make them smooth then place on the parchment paper lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Dip the tines of a fork in powdered sugar and then press the tines into the dough ball to flatten and this will leave grooved marks.
Sprinkle with edible glitter right after flattening the mints.
Let the peppermint patties dry on the baking sheets for several hours. Transfer the mints to an airtight container and refrigerator until ready to serve. If you need to stack the mints place a piece of wax paper between the layers.

Notes

Freeze these mints

These mints can be frozen - after they dry place the mints in an airtight container with a piece of wax paper between the layers and freeze.
When ready to serve place in the refrigerator to thaw.

The cream cheese has to be the brick style, not the spreadable kind.

Feel free to make these mints any color you like.

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