Peppermint and Chocolate Brownies

We make these each year for our church's Christmas program! Everybody there waits for them, and they are gone in 10 minutes or less!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 222 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 (16 ounce) can chocolate syrup (such as Hershey's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x16-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Beat eggs, chocolate syrup, flour, white sugar, 1/2 cup softened butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth; pour into prepared dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pan completely, at least 30 minutes.

Step 4

Beat confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, milk, and peppermint extract together in a bowl until smooth; spread over the cooled brownies. Wait for frosting to set before cutting to serve, about 10 minutes.