Cream Cheese Mint Candy Recipe

With our easy Cream Cheese Mint Candy Recipe, you can enjoy these colorful, melt-in-your-mouth treats at home. Make a big batch for an upcoming holiday, wedding, or package them up for simple homemade gifts.

Feel free to get creative and use different colors and candy molds. And for more homemade peppermint candy ideas, you can also try these Peppermint Patties, Peppermint Bark, or these Chocolate Covered Peppermint Pretzels.

A bowl full of colorful cream cheese mint candies that have been pressed lightly with a fork to make a little mark on top.

Does anyone else have vivid childhood memories of eating cream cheese peppermint candies at a baby shower or wedding? They are colorful, creamy, melt-in-your-mouth soft, and have the most pleasant peppermint flavor. And the reason they’re so popular as wedding mints or as baby shower mints is because they are so simple to make for a crowd!

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Making cream cheese mints is as simple as mixing up a quick dough made from cream cheese, powdered sugar, a little butter, peppermint extract, and your choice of food coloring. There’s no baking or boiling sugars involved.

From there, you can make little balls that are marked gently with a fork, or press them into candy molds to create all sorts of different shapes. They also make a great gift to give away to teachers, friends, or neighbors

Small glass bowls with the dough to make cream cheese wedding mints along with food coloring for each.

Ingredients You Will Need

Cream Cheese – be sure to use full fat cream cheese for these candies. If you try to use lite cream cheese, the texture won’t be quite right. Plus, if you are trying to cut calories, these are so small that it really isn’t going to make much of a difference!
Powdered Sugar – the powdered sugar both sweetens and binds these candies together. You may need to add a little less or a little more in order to get the candy dough to be the right consistency. It should be firm enough to hold and shape, but not tough. If you find that it is just way too sticky to handle, you can add about ¼ cup more and stir.
Butter – these have a little bit of room temperature butter just to smooth out the candies a bit, and keep them melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Vanilla Extract – in addition to the peppermint, I like to add a little vanilla extract to boost the flavors.
Peppermint Extract – be sure to use peppermint extract and not mint extract!
Gel Food Coloring – gel food coloring has less water content so is the best choice for this recipe as extra liquid can make these sticky.

A baking sheet covered with parchment paper with rows of cream cheese peppermint candies drying.

How to Make Cream Cheese Mint Candy

Mix the candy dough together. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract. Use the paddle attachment and cream together until smooth.
Add food coloring. Divide into 4 small bowls. Add a drop of desired food coloring to each bowl, then stir until the color is even throughout each of the colors.
Scoop into balls. Use a small cookie dough scoop to scoop into about 3/4″ balls. Roll the balls in your hands until smooth.
Create the patterns on top. Place the mint balls on a parchment lined baking sheet. Spray a fork with coconut oil and then press them down gently to make an indentation.
Let them dry. Let the candy dry in a cool, dark place until the cream cheese mints are set. From there, store in the fridge or freezer. Enjoy!

A fork pressing the top of small balls of cream cheese mints dough.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I make my mints less sticky?

If you find that your cream cheese mints are super sticky, you can stiffen them up with more powdered sugar. Add about ¼ cup at a time to be sure you don’t add too much. If they are just a little sticky, you can spray your hands with coconut oil while you are working on rolling them into little balls.

How do you use molds to make shapes for these mints?

You can use any kind of small candy mold that you want to turn these mints into all sorts of cute shapes. In order to prevent the candies from sticking, you may need to add slightly more powdered sugar. Then, scoop a small piece, roll into a ball, and press into your mold. Remove from the mold gently, then place onto the baking sheet to set up.

About how many mints should I plan on making per person?

If you are making cream cheese mints for a crowd, such as a wedding, I would plan on about 2-3 mints per person. This, of course, depends on the occasion, the ages of guests, and other personal factors that are specific to your event and group. However, planning on 2-3 should cover those who take a little more or none at all.

A small bowl full of old fashioned cream cheese peppermints.

Storing Instructions

Refrigerator: store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.
Freezer: store in freezer bags or another airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Prep: 20

Drying Time 2

Total: 2 20

24 people

Ingredients

▢ 8 ounces Full-Fat Cream Cheese, room temperature
▢ 8 cups powdered sugar, or 2 pounds
▢ 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ 1½ teaspoons peppermint extract
▢ Gel Food Coloring, as desired

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract. Use the paddle attachment and cream together until smooth.
Divide the cream cheese mixture into 4 small bowls. Add a drop of desired food coloring to each bowl, then stir until the color is even throughout each of the colors. Add more coloring if desired.
Use a small cookie dough scoop to scoop into about 3/4" balls. Roll the balls in your hands until smooth. (Note: if they become sticky you can spray your hands with coconut oil spray)
Place the mint balls on a parchment lined baking sheet. Spray a fork with coconut oil and then press them down gently to make an indentation.
Let the candy dry in a cool, dark place for at least 2 hours, or until the cream cheese mints are set. From there, store in the fridge or freezer. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

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More Peppermint Dessert Recipes

These melt-in-your-mouth cream cheese peppermint candies are easy to make at home using just a few ingredients. Make them for special occasions like weddings and baby showers, or give them away as easy homemade gifts.

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Cream Cheese Mints