Name: Peppermint Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 ounces bitter sweet chocolate; ½ cup butter; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 eggs; ¾ teaspoon peppermint extract; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 4 ounces cream cheese softened; ¼ cup butter ½ stick, softened; 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; 1 ½ ounces bittersweet chocolate chips; 1 candy cane crushed

Instructions

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For the Brownies

Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper or foil (greased).

Place chocolate and butter together in a bowl and microwave in 30 second increments until melted and smooth.

Mix in the sugar and then the eggs and extracts. Add the flour, cocoa powder, and salt and mix until combined.

Spread into the lined pan and bake for 30-33 minutes until toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely.

30 min

For the Frosting

Beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar and then spread over the cooled brownies.

For the Ganache

Heat the cream in the microwave until it starts to boil. Pour the chocolate chips in the cream and cover the bowl for 2 minutes and then whisk until smooth. Place in a bag and let it cool for 5-10 minutes and then drizzle over frosting and immediately sprinkle with the crushed candy cane.

Pull out the parchment paper to remove the brownies and then cut into 16 squares. (If you want each brownie to look a little cleaner, cut before drizzling the ganache.)

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