Name: Butter Mints
Yield: 150

This Butter Mints Recipe is sweet, pepperminty, and melts in your mouth. They are quick and straightforward, and you do not need a candy thermometer.

author note

Say Goodbye to Stale Mints!

Butter Mints, also known as “Wedding Mints” or “Dinner Mints,” are soft, creamy, and practically melt in your mouth. When I worked at a restaurant, we kept a big bowl by the host stand—I probably ate my weight in mints on slow nights!

Store-bought mints can be stale or way too strong, so I started making my own—and I’m never going back!

These from-scratch mints are super straightforward to make and always impress. No candy thermometer or fancy tools needed—just a mixer and a few minutes to whip up minty perfection!

Ingredients

Ingredient	Notes
Butter	Use high quality butter at room temp for smooth blending.
Powdered Sugar	Add a little more if the dough feels too sticky.
Heavy Cream	Don’t swap for milk since it isn’t thick enough.
Vanilla Extract	Boosts the sweetness and overall flavor.
Peppermint Extract	Use extract, not oil, for the right flavor balance. Use leftovers in peppermint bark.
Salt	Balances sweetness and brings out the other flavors.
Food Coloring (skippable)	Adds a fun, festive touch.

Process shots-- images of the butter, extracts, cream, salt, and powdered sugar being added and mixed together

How To Make Butter Mints Recipe

Mix: Stir together butter, powdered sugar, cream, flavorings, and salt until smooth. Add color if you want.
Shape: Roll the dough into tubes and cut into small pieces.
Dry: Leave the mints out for 10–12 hours to set.

Process shot of butter mints: add sugar, mix until smooth; knead into a ball; cut into wedges

Tips For Success

Use butter that’s soft but not melted. Let it sit out for an hour or soften quickly by following this guide. Melted butter makes the dough too sticky.
Add powdered sugar a little at a time to make smooth dough.
If the butter mints recipe dough feels dry, add a tiny bit of cream. If it’s sticky, add more powdered sugar (up to 1/4 cup).

Process shots: roll the dough into a rope; cut into 1/2-inch chunks; keep nearby to dry

Variations

Ways To Make This Recipe Your Own!

Use food coloring for yellow Butter Mints recipe or any color. I like them plain, though!
For a baby shower, color the dough pink or blue. For a gender reveal, make half pink and half blue.
Switch the flavor! Peppermint is the classic choice, but coconut or other flavors could be fun.