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Peppermint Brookies

December 22, 2020

Peppermint Brookies by Wood and Spoon blog. These are mint brownie cookies bars studded with Oreo cookies. This is a great simple dessert for a crowd around the holidays and makes for a chewy sweet to share with a crowd. Learn how simple it is to make these peppermint cookies and cream bars on thewoodandspoon.com

At the risk of overwhelming your email box two days before Christmas, I wanted to share one last recipe with you to get you in the holiday spirit: peppermint brookies. Part cookie, part brownie, these chewy bars are scented with peppermint, studded with Oreo cookies, and seriously full of delicious chocolate flavor. You’re definitely going to want to keep reading.

Peppermint Brookies by Wood and Spoon blog. These are mint brownie cookies bars studded with Oreo cookies. This is a great simple dessert for a crowd around the holidays and makes for a chewy sweet to share with a crowd. Learn how simple it is to make these peppermint cookies and cream bars on thewoodandspoon.com

We’ve talked about brookies before, remember? My original brookie recipe was inspired by my childhood memories of a similar dessert I used to enjoy with my Nana. Those nostalgic recipes have a way of seeping into the deep corners of your heart, and they always come to mind at special times of year like this. These peppermint brookies are similar to the original, except this time, I’ve added the festive flair of peppermint extract and a few crushed Oreos. Honestly, if you can’t get away with adding Oreos to your desserts during the holidays, when can you?

Peppermint Brookies by Wood and Spoon blog. These are mint brownie cookies bars studded with Oreo cookies. This is a great simple dessert for a crowd around the holidays and makes for a chewy sweet to share with a crowd. Learn how simple it is to make these peppermint cookies and cream bars on thewoodandspoon.com

Luckily, these peppermint brookies are really simple to make. It’s a combination of two stovetop dough that are swirled together in a small baking dish. The end product is similar in texture to a brownie but with all the sweet and saltyness of a chocolate chip cookie. If you’re that person who can never decide between a cookie and a brownie, it’s your lucky day. These are just the thing you’ll want to make.

Peppermint Brookies by Wood and Spoon blog. These are mint brownie cookies bars studded with Oreo cookies. This is a great simple dessert for a crowd around the holidays and makes for a chewy sweet to share with a crowd. Learn how simple it is to make these peppermint cookies and cream bars on thewoodandspoon.com

I’m sure we’ll chat again before the new year, but I do want to wish you a really sweet and joyful last few days of 2020. There aren’t enough hours, words, tears, or bottles of wine to be able to fully unpack all the things we learned and experienced these past few months, but I do know we have reason for hope and plenty of good things to look forward to. My prayer for each of you is that you’d be reminded of the goodness in your life, wherever it happens to exist, and that these coming days, weeks, and the new year would offer you the rest, joy, and love that our world so desperately needs. Merry everything to you.

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Peppermint Brookies

Peppermint Brookies by Wood and Spoon blog. These are mint brownie cookies bars studded with Oreo cookies. This is a great simple dessert for a crowd around the holidays and makes for a chewy sweet to share with a crowd. Learn how simple it is to make these peppermint cookies and cream bars on thewoodandspoon.com

These peppermint brookies are brownie cookie bars flavored with peppermint and studded with crumble Oreo cookies!

  • Author: Kate Wood
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 16
  • Category: Dessert

Ingredients

For the brownie:

  • ¼ cup (55 gm) unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup (70 gm) sugar
  • 1/3 cup (70 gm) packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 10 Oreo sandwich cookies, crushed into ½” pieces, divided

For the cookie:

  • 6 tablespoons (85 gm) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup (70 gm) sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup (130 gm) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup (85 gm) semisweet chocolate chips, plus more as desired

Instructions

To prepare the brownie batter:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line an 8 or 9” square baking pan with aluminum foil. Lightly grease the bottom with baking spray.
  2. Melt the butter, sugar, and brown sugar together over medium-low heat until melted and smooth. Pour into a medium-sized mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly. Whisk in the egg and extract. Add the flour, cocoa powder, and salt and stir with a wooden spoon until almost combined. Fold in half of the oreo bits and stir until the ingredients are well incorporated. Set aside while you prepare the cookie mixture.

To prepare the cookie dough:

  1. Melt the butter, brown sugar, and sugar over medium-low heat until melted and smooth. Pour into a medium-sized mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly. Whisk in the egg and vanilla. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and stir with a wooden spoon until almost combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir until the ingredients are well incorporated. Begin spooning in alternating dollops of the brownie and cookie mixture to create a swirled effect. Be sure to try to evenly disperse the two batters so that each piece has a bit of both brownie and cookie. Press the remaining Oreo chunks into the top of the batter. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted just barely comes out clean. Allow to cool on a cooling rack for about 20 minutes before pulling the aluminum foil and bars out. Once cooled, slice into squares and sprinkle with additional salt if desired.

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