Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies

A peppermint brownie cookie that is leaned against another cookie with bites taken.

Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies

Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies are made with fudgy chocolate cookies, a rich swirl of peppermint frosting and a sprinkling of crushed peppermints. These chocolate peppermint cookies make the perfect decadent holiday treat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dessert and Pastries

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 339kcal

Author: Tristin - Home Cooked Harvest

Ingredients

For Brownie Cookies

1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter unsalted, melted
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips miniature or regular

For Peppermint Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
6 tablespoons butter room temperature
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
red food gel

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking trays with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine together the melted butter, oil, egg, and vanilla extract.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, stopping as soon as it's combined.
Gently fold in chocolate chips.
Using a tablespoon sized cookie scoop, place scooped dough onto prepared baking trays.
Bake for 8-12 minutes. Cookies will still be soft, but do not over bake since they start to harden as they cool. Make sure cookies are completely cooled before frosting.

To Make Peppermint Frosting

Put cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer (or mix with hand mixer). Beat until creamy and well mixed. Add in powdered sugar, vanilla, and peppermint extract, combine until light and fluffy.
Dip a wooden skewer into red food gel. Inside a sandwich size zip bag, draw 3-4 lines out from one corner of the bag. Or draw lines in a piping bag. Fill the piping bag or the corner of the bag with some of the frosting. Cut off a small amount of the corner of the bag where the lines are coming from.
To frost cookies, start in the center of the cookie and slowly swirl around. Sprinkle on broken up peppermint candies.

Notes

Make sure not to over blend the batter when you are mixing the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Just mix until well incorporated and you don't see any more flour streaks.
The cookies will still be a little soft when you pull them out of the oven, but they will harden up as they cool. If you over bake them they will end up hard.
Cookies need to be completely cooled before adding frosting or it will just melt right off.
Add a teaspoon of peppermint extract to the chocolate cookie batter to make these extra peppermint chocolate cookies or add an extra teaspoon of peppermint extract to the frosting.

* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.

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