Peppermint Snowmen Brownies

Peppermint Snowmen Brownies are homemade brownies topped with a peppermint buttercream frosting and royal icing snowmen for a festive holiday dessert! Adorable candy snowmen are a fun addition on these rich, moist peppermint brownies!

Peppermint Brownies Recipe

Peppermint and chocolate…..two of my favorite holiday flavors! Combine them and top with adorable little snowmen for a fabulously delicious holiday treat! Both kids and adults will fall in love with these little snowmen brownies and they will surely become a holiday favorite in your house. Happy holidays!

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Peppermint Snowmen Brownies

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

Peppermint Snowmen Brownies is an easy recipe for fudgy homemade brownies topped with a homemade peppermint buttercream frosting and royal icing snowmen. A festive holiday dessert that's fun for kids and grown ups too!

Course: Dessert

Keyword: peppermint brownies

Author: GG

Ingredients

Brownies:

• 1 cup (2 sticks ) butter
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Peppermint Frosting:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 Tbsp. milk
• 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
• White Cake Sparkles
• Snowman Decorations

Instructions

Brownies:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 9-inch square or 7" by 11" rectangle baking pan with foil leaving 2-inch overhang. Coat with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Combine butter and unsweetened chocolate in pot over medium heat and cook until melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in granulated sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla and salt, stirring until blended and smooth. Transfer to prepared baking pan.
4. Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Using foil overhang, lift brownies from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

Peppermint Frosting:

1. With mixer on medium beat butter until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and beat until blended. Add milk and peppermint extract and beat until light and fluffy, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
   

2. Frost brownies. Top with cake sparkles. Cut into 12 pieces. Top each piece with a snowman icing decoration.