Chocolate Mint Cream Cheese Buttons – Easy Recipes for the Holidays
These chocolate mint cream cheese buttons are the perfect bite-sized treat for holiday dessert tables.
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Green gel food coloring (optional)
- 1 cup chocolate melting wafers or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp shortening or coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese, and peppermint extract until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar and beat until fully incorporated. Mix in green food coloring if using.
- Gradually mix in flour and salt until a dough forms. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Flatten slightly.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges are set. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate wafers with shortening in 20-second increments until smooth.
- Dip half of each cookie in the melted chocolate and place on parchment to set.