Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, (softened)
  • 5 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
  • 1 red gel food colouring
  • 1 green gel food colouring

Instruction

  • In a large mixing bowl (use a deep bowl to keep the confectioner's sugar from flying all over your kitchen!) use a hand-held mixer to beat the cream cheese until smooth and lump-free.
  • Beat in the peppermint extract.
  • Add the confectioner's sugar one cup at a time. (You may need a little more depending the type of cream cheese you're using. Add 1/4 cup of confectioner's sugar at a time until the mixture resembles thick buttercream frosting.)
  • Divide the mixture evenly into 3 bowls.
  • Add red gel food colouring to one bowl until you have reached the desired red colour, stirring to completely incorporate the gel into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Add green gel food colouring to another bowl until you have reached the desired green colour, stirring to completely incorporate the gel into the cream cheese mixture.
  • Leave the third bowl as is.
  • Add each colour to a separate piping bag fitted with a large star piping tip.
  • Pip rosette shapes onto the prepared baking sheet(s), leaving 1/2 inch of space between each rosette.
  • Set the baking sheet(s) aside and allow the rosettes to air dry. This will take at least 3 hours. The bigger the rosette, the longer it will take to fully dry.
  • When fully dry, store in airtight container or package in cellophane bags for gift giving.