Peppermint Brownies

Name: Peppermint Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 cup canola oil; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2/3 cup crushed peppermint candies; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon shortening; 2 tablespoons crushed peppermint candies

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:35min

My grandmother encouraged me to enter these mint brownies in the county fair some years ago; and they earned top honors! They're a delicious treat to serve during the holidays. — Marcy Greenblatt, Redding, California

Updated at: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:23:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories226.3 kcal (11%)

Total Fat11.2 g (16%)

Carbs32.1 g (12%)

Sugars23.3 g (26%)

Protein2.8 g (6%)

Sodium132 mg (7%)

Fiber1.8 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

1 ⅓ cupsall-purpose flour

1 cupbaking cocoa

1 teaspoonsalt

1 teaspoonbaking powder

¾ cupcanola oil

2 cupssugar

4eggs

large, room temperature

2 teaspoonsvanilla extract

⅔ cuppeppermint candies

crushed

Glaze

1 cupsemisweet chocolate chips

1 tablespoonshortening

2 tablespoonspeppermint candies

crushed

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with foil and grease the foil; set pan aside.

Step 2

In a bowl, whisk together first 4 ingredients. In a large bowl, beat oil and sugar until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture; stir in peppermint candies. Spread into prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Step 4

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread glaze over brownies; sprinkle with candies. Cut into bars.