Description
Easy Cream Cheese Buttermints made with 5 ingredients. These no bake holiday treats are smooth, sweet, and perfect for gifting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- Gel food coloring optional
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth
- Add salt and 2 cups powdered sugar and mix
- Add peppermint extract then remaining sugar gradually
- Mix until smooth and thick
- Divide and color dough if desired
- Roll into small balls and place on baking sheet
- Press with fork dipped in powdered sugar
- Let rest at room temperature for 2 hours
Notes
- Keep dough covered to prevent drying
- Add powdered sugar if dough is sticky
- Adjust peppermint extract to taste
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mint
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 9
- Sodium: 10
- Fat: 1
- Saturated Fat: 0.6
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 10
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0.1
- Cholesterol: 3