Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies
I love peppermint at Christmas time. These Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies are full of flavor and one of my favorite treats.
Servings: 24 servings
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
Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 352IU | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg