Creamy Holiday Mint Sparkles

The dusting of silver sanding sugar make these mints really sparkle.

Ingredients

3 ounces good-quality cream cheese, softened
5 to 6 drops LorAnn Peppermint Oil, Natural
Several drops pink or strawberry food coloring
4 to 4½ cups confectioners’ (powdered) sugar
Silver Sanding Sugar or granulated sugar

RECIPE TIP: Spearmint, Wintergreen, or our Cool Creme De Menthe ﬂavor would be delicious as well.

Recipe PDF

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Directions

With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until soft, about 1 minute.

Add the peppermint oil and food coloring and mix until blended.

Mix in the confectioners’ sugar ½ cup at a time until mixture is no longer sticky.

Form into small balls using a ½ teaspoon of mixture for each.

Roll in the sanding sugar and ﬂatten with the tines of a fork or press into a mint mold. Store ﬁnished mints in an airtight container in the refrigerator.