Description
These Candy Cane Peppermint Brownies make a fun and festive treat for the holidays!
Ingredients
Brownies
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 TBSP vegetable oil
- 1 TBSP corn syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup flour
Peppermint frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 – 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pepperment extract
- 1–2 TBSP whipping cream (or milk)
- red food coloring
- 2–3 candy canes crushed (to sprinkle on finished frosted brownies)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line 9×9 pan with parchment paper and spray with non stick cooking spray.
- In large bowl, mix together butter, oil, corn syrup, sugar and cocoa.
- Add batter into prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Next, mix in eggs and vanilla extract. Add flour until combined.
Frosting:
- Add butter into large mixing bowl and beat butter until soft.
- With mixer at medium speed beat in powdered sugar gradually.
- Add peppermint extract.
- With mixer on high speed beat in cream one 1TBSP at a time (add more powdered sugar if necessary).
- Remove half of the prepared frosting and set aside.
- Add red food coloring and mix.
- Using a pastry decorator bag with a star tip, add red frosting on one side and the white frosting on the other side.
- Decorate/frost brownies making a star pattern and cover the entire top of the brownie.
- The frosting should be a swirled color, giving it a candy cane look.
- Sprinkle with crushed candy canes.