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Peppermint Brownies

Whip up a batch of easy, one bowl frosted Peppermint Brownies in a matter of minutes and make a second batch to give away as holiday gifts!

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How do you improve a rich, thick, chocolate-filled brownie? You dress it up for the holidays by adding a layer of chocolate frosting and flavoring it with plenty of peppermint, of course!
We’ve been having wonderfully cool weather lately, and I’ve been baking like crazy. Honestly, I love this time of year, but after the holidays, I may need to live in yoga pants for a little bit! Luckily, I can count on the kiddos to make most of the treats disappear, and I’m sure I can find good homes for the rest. That’s the other nice thing about the holidays — gift giving!

And since we’re talking Christmas treats here, I just had to use peppermint. I made some peppermint sugar scrubs last week, and they smelled so incredibly good that I wanted to make something edible this time around.

I just used my favorite one-bowl brownie recipe and added some peppermint extract. Then, I made a simple frosting by scattering a bunch of chocolate chips over the brownies when they were done and allowing them to slowly melt into a layer of chocolaty goodness. Finally, I topped the whole thing off with some crushed peppermint candies.

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It’s almost like a layer of peppermint bark over brownies — yum!

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How to Make Frosted Peppermint Brownies

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Frosted Peppermint Brownies

peppermint flavored brownies topped with chocolate frosting and peppermint candies
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Dee

Ingredients

Brownies

  • 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips (divided)
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Frosting

  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies

Instructions

  • In a large pot or microwaveable bowl, melt the butter and 1 cup of the chips over low heat. If microwaving, heat chips and butter in short increments, stirring frequently
  • When melted, remove from heat and stir in the peppermint extract.
  • Add eggs, sugar, cinnamon, flour and baking soda, and mix well.
  • Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips, and pour mixture into a greased 13 X 9 baking dish.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of brownies comes out fairly clean. 
  • Remove from oven, turn off heat, and drop remaining cup of chocolate chips over the top. You can add more if you want a thicker layer of chocolate.
  • Return the brownie pan to the oven and allow chips to melt. 
  • Remove again, and use a spatula to spread the melted chips evenly over the top. 
  • Top with peppermint candies, and cut into squares when cool.
    Enjoy!
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We just finished the pan today. The kids took some in their lunches, and I may have tasted a few myself. But I have to, right? I have to test them before I write them up, just to make sure they taste good, and believe me, they sure do!

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So if you love chocolate and peppermint, and you’re looking for easy treats to make for Christmas, try these peppermint brownies. I highly recommend them!

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Comments

  1. Okay, chocolate and candy canes…..what's not to love? I confess, I usually make brownies from a mix, but your recipe sounds super-easy and the end product looks delicious!

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  14. They sure are easy to make and look great to! Brownie is not something I bake for Christmas as we have a lot of other traditional cakes we make every year but I'm tempted to brake this tradition. Thank you for sharing 🙂

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  24. What a great recipe and thanks so much for sharing it with us at Full Plate Thursday! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and come back to see us real soon.
    Miz Helen

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