Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies
Jennie Duncan
I love peppermint at Christmas time. These Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies are full of flavor and one of my favorite treats.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Cooling time: 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 servings
Calories 295 kcal
Brownies:
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon peppermint extract
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (melted)
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Frosting:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup crushed peppermint
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.
Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 43mgPotassium: 101mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 352IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies