Easy Peppermint Brownies

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Peppermint and brownies are the BFFs of holiday baking. In this easy peppermint brownies recipe they come together in rich bars with chunks of Crunch Peppermint Jingles topped with frosting and crushed candy canes. A match made in Christmas Heaven!

Easy Frosted Peppermint Brownies - The Kingston Home

Raise your hand if you love schmancy desserts but don’t love all the work! When I saw these Crunch Peppermint Jingles (I found them at Safeway – you can get $1.50 off of two packages!) I grabbed some store-bought brownie mix and frosting and these frosted peppermint brownies are now one of my favorite desserts of all time. You WILL NOT believe how easy these are to make! You will be the coolest chick on the block this holiday party season—people will think you spent hours on these. No one needs to know the secret! {FTC Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Safeway but the recipe and opinions are mine all mine!}

hands filled with individually wrapped chocolates

The Crunch Peppermint jingles are brand new this holiday season and if you can stop yourself from eating the whole bag (I bought two—I’m no dummy) they are amazing in any recipe where you would use chocolate chips. Just chop them up and add to your batter—the Brach’s candy cane pieces are already inside!

INGREDIENTS:

one box brownie mix (add ins will vary – generally eggs and oil)
1 cup Crunch Peppermint Jingles, chopped
one tub vanilla frosting
peppermint candy canes, crushed

HOW TO MAKE EASY PEPPERMINT BROWNIES:

1. Preheat oven as directed on brownie mix box. Spray a 13 x 9 pan with with non-stick spray.

2. In large bowl, prepare brownie mix as directed. Fold in Crunch Peppermint Jingles.

3. Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake as directed on brownie mix box. Let cool completely before icing.

4. Spread icing over cooled brownies. Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy canes. Cut into bars.

a knife spreading icing over a tray of brownies

A close up of a brownie with icing and peppermint

*Extra holiday fun: Add a dusting of Christmas sprinkles along with peppermint candy canes and cut into Christmas tree shapes using a tree cookie cutter.

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Easy Frosted Peppermint Brownies

Course: Dessert

Keyword: brownies, candy, christmas, frosted, peppermint

Author: Beth Kingston

Ingredients

1 box brownie mix plus add ins (normally eggs and oil)
1 CUP Crunch Peppermint Jingles chopped
1 TUB vanilla frosting
peppermint candies crushed

Instructions

Preheat oven as directed on brownie mix box. Spray a 13 x 9 pan with with non-stick spray.
In large bowl, prepare brownie mix as directed. Fold in Crunch Peppermint Jingles.
Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake as directed on brownie mix box. Let cool completely before icing.
Spread icing over cooled brownies. Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy canes. Cut into bars.
*Extra holiday fun: Add a dusting of Christmas sprinkles
along with peppermint candy canes and cut into Christmas tree shapes using a
tree cookie cutter.

Easy Peppermint Brownies