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I love peppermint at Christmas time. These Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies are full of flavor and one of my favorite treats.
I love peppermint flavor food and this brownie recipe is a winner! It’s simple to make and the perfect Christmas dessert.
How to make Peppermint Brownies:
Step one: Get started by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Then prepare a 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- Tip: Adding parchment paper will help you to remove your entire brownie from the dish after baking and slice easily
Step two: In a stand mixer or with a hand electric mixer beat your butter and sugar until creamy.
Step three: Next add in your egg one at a time then vanilla and peppermint extract.
Step four: Add melted chocolate chips and mix again until well combined.
Step five: Next mix in flour then cocoa powder until combined.
Step six: Last fold in chocolate chips then place in your prepared baking dish.
Step seven: Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes before topping with cream cheese and serving.
How to make Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting:
Step one: Get started on your frosting by creaming together your cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer.
Step two: Once your cream cheese and butter is well combined and creamy add in sugar and peppermint extract and then continue to beat until your frosting is creamy and smooth.
Step three: Top cooled browies with cream cheese frosing and then sprinkle on crushed peppermint.
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Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies
Ingredients
Brownies:
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, (melted)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, (melted)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese, (softened)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, (softened)
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup crushed peppermint
Instructions
Brownies:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a stand mixer or with a hand electric mixer beat your butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add in your eggs one at a time then add your vanilla and peppermint extract.
- Add melted chocolate chips and mix again until well combined.
- Mix in flour then cocoa powder until combined.
- Last fold in chocolate chips then place in your prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes before topping with cream cheese and serving.
Frosting:
- Cream together cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer.
- Once your cream cheese and butter is well combined and creamy add in sugar and peppermint extract and then continue to beat until your frosting is creamy and smooth.
- Top cooled browies with cream cheese frosing and then sprinkle on crushed peppermint.
Nutrition
Cream cheese and chocolate! That sounds so delicious. #client