Merry Mondays ~ Starbucks™ Peppermint Brownies

One word..... numalicious!!

This copy-cat recipe for the famous Starbucks Peppermint Brownies we found many years ago and of course have tweaked to our liking!

Nothing like some minty chocolate for the holidays. :)

Start with a basic brownie mix. Add butter, water eggs and peppermint extract.

Mix by hand just until all the dry ingredients are incorporated.

Pour into greased 9x13-inch pan.


Mmmm... looks good already!
Cool completely.

Next start the peppermint buttercream frosting by beating together powdered sugar and butter.

Add more powdered sugar :), milk, vanilla and peppermint extracts.

Mix until smooth and creamy.

Almost ready....

To get the real minty feel to your brownies you can add green food coloring.

Spread frosting over cooled brownies.

Make sure it is even... you don't want to cheat anyone out of any filling!!

Make chocolate frosting by bringing milk and butter almost to a boil over medium heat. Pour mixture over chocolate chips and let sit for 5 minutes. Add vanilla and whisk until smooth. Use an electric mixer and beat in powdered sugar until frosting is smooth.

Spread chocolate frosting over peppermint buttercream.

No sampling quite yet!! Place brownies in fridge for about 1 hour to firm up frosting.

Enjoy!

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