Mint Brownies with Buttercream Frosting

Name: Mint Brownies with Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 113 grams unsalted butter (1/2 cup / 1 stick); 210 grams granulated sugar (1 cup); 70 grams cocoa powder (3/4 cup); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 large eggs; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-3 drops peppermint oil*; 75 grams all-purpose flour (1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon); Andes Mints (28-count box), Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Mint Squares (5.32 oz / 151 g bag), or mint chocolate bars (2 2-3-ounce bars), unwrapped, coarsely chopped, and divided into two equal portions; 130 grams chopped dark chocolate (1 cup); 113 grams unsalted butter, softened (1/2 cup / 1 stick); 225 grams confectioner’s sugar (2 cups), plus more to adjust consistency; 2 tablespoons whole milk, plus more to adjust consistency; 3-4 drops peppermint oil (or to taste); 2-3 drops mint green gel food coloring (optional)

Instructions

Prep:10min

Mint brownies with a chocolate base and peppermint frosting, plus chocolate mint candies. These buttercream brownies are the best chocolate mint brownie recipe!

Updated at: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:11:47 GMT

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Ingredients

16 servings

½ cupunsalted butter

1 cupgranulated sugar

¾ cupcocoa powder

¼ teaspoonsalt

2eggs

large

¼ teaspoonvanilla extract

2 dropspeppermint oil

½ cupall-purpose flour

Andes

28, Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Mint Squares, or mint chocolate bars, 2 2-3-ounce bars, unwrapped, coarsely chopped, and divided into two equal portions