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These easy Christmas Cream Cheese mints are melt-in-your-mouth delicious! The popular Christmas candies are perfect for gifting around the holidays or adding to cookie trays for holiday parties.

cream cheese mints with red sprinkles in red star-shaped candy dish

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Old fashioned cream cheese mints are known by a variety of names: cream cheese butter mints, baby shower mints, wedding mints. Whatever you call them, you’re going to love these easy to make and absolutely delicious treats!

I make my cream cheese mints without butter and they turn out almost like the middle of a peppermint patty. My family LOVES these little mints and they usually last only a day or two!

Why I love this recipe

easy to make
no bake
simple, common ingredients
can be customized with food coloring or sprinkles for different occasions like bridal showers, pastel colors for baby showers, etc

If you would like to use food coloring to color your mints I recommend adding gel food coloring to the mint mixture as it is more concentrated than the liquid food coloring. If I color the dough, I usually just roll the mints in granulated sugar instead of sprinkles.

Ingredients

cream cheese (of course!)
powdered sugar
peppermint extract
milk
sprinkles (optional)

Note: Peppermint extract can be strong, start with the measurement in the recipe card below, then adjust to taste if you would like it stronger.

Need a recipe for the other half of the package of cream cheese? Check out the Cream Cheese Cookies on our sister site!

cream cheese mints on parchment-lined baking sheet

fork pressing into cream cheese mint on baking sheet

Step by step

Line a baking sheet or plate with parchment paper.
Mix cream cheese, mint extract, 2 cups of powdered sugar, and sprinkles in a large bowl or stand mixer until fully blended.
Add remaining powdered sugar 1 cup at a time while mixing by hand.
Mix sprinkles and additional powdered sugar in a small bowl.
Roll dough into little balls in the palm of your hand and then roll the dough balls in the sprinkle mixture and place on the prepared baking tray.
Flatten with the tines of the fork to make little discs. Allow to sit at room temperature for 2 hours to harden, then store in the refrigerator.

Tips for Best Results

You can make these Christmas mints with other flavors like peppermint extract, spearmint extract, peppermint oil, or even try other extracts like almond, lemon, cherry, or orange! It’s a fun recipe to experiment with.
You can use candy molds to shape these candies. You may want to lightly dust the molds with powdered sugar to prevent sticking to the molds if they are not flexible enough to “pop” the candies out once hardened.
If you find the dough sticky, add more powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing by hand, until it is no longer sticky and can be easily rolled into balls.

Storage

Store these in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve. They will last 2 weeks in the fridge.

These mints freeze very well! Store in a freezer bag or freezer-safe container up to 9 months. Storing them with layers separated by parchment paper can prevent sticking.

You might also like these cream cheese stuffed monkey bread bites!

I hope you enjoy this easy recipe! If you try it, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!