Mini Peppermint Cheesecakes

INGREDIENTS

for the crust:

1 1/4 cups

crushed chocolate cookie crumbs (I used chocolate teddy grahams)

3 tbsp

butter (melted)

1 tbsp

sugar

for the cheesecake:

3/4 cup

sugar

16 oz

cream cheese (at room temperature)

large eggs

1/4 cup

sour cream

3 tbsp

heavy cream

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1 tsp

peppermint extract

drop pink or red food coloring (optional)

Hershey’s candy cane kiss candies (chopped)

for topping:

1 cup

heavy cream

2 tbsp

powdered sugar

Hershey’s candy cane kiss candies