How to Make Homemade Party Mints

These mints are an excellent gift or a sweet treat following any holiday meal. These mints will melt in your mouth and are easy enough for anyone to master!

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 3 oz cream cheese
• 1 tblsp heavy cream
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 2-4 drops of peppermint or spearmint oil
• food coloring
• waxed paper

1. In bowl, combine cream cheese and cream
2. Add remaining ingredients and stir well.
3. Twist or roll mixture into long, thin roll and cut into bite-sized portions
4. Place on flat baking sheet and let dry for several hours
5. Wrap individual mints in waxed paper cut into appropriate sized squares and twist at ends

Tips & Warnings

• Divide mixture into sections before adding food coloring to make a rainbow mint mixture
• When dividing you can also 1 portion peppermint and the other portion spearmint