Fudgy Chocolate Mint Brownies Recipe
fudgy chocolate mint brownies
Back in the day, we envied the Girl Scouts, all decked out in sashes and patches, selling delectable Thin Mints to the drooling Mom masses. Today, though we aren’t ones to try to upstage the children, we’re pretty sure they’re going to be green with envy – these Thick Mints (trademark pending) are moist and fudgy chocolate mint brownies covered in a creamy white chocolate frosting. One delicious bite of these and you’ll see that we’ve definitely earned our Brownie points.
fudgy chocolate mint brownies
makes 25-30 brownies
ingredients
- Chocolate Mint Brownies
- 1½ cups butter, melted
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1½ cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- ¼ cup brewed coffee, cooled
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1½ cups chopped chocolate mint sandwich cookies
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup Junior Mints candy
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 5oz white chocolate, chopped and melted
- 2 tbsp whole milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Drop of green food coloring
- Melted chocolate, to drizzle over frosting
White Chocolate Frosting
directions
- For the brownies, preheat oven to 325ºF. Coat a 13x9-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Line the pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk melted butter, sugar and brown sugar until combined. Add eggs, coffee and vanilla, continuing to whisk until smooth. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, chopped chocolate mint sandwich cookies, chocolate chips and Junior Mints, stirring just until flour has disappeared. Spread into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, using an electric mixer, combine butter, icing sugar, melted white chocolate, milk, vanilla extract and a drop or two of green food coloring. Beat on medium speed until a creamy consistency. Spread over cooled brownies and drizzle melted chocolate over top. Refrigerate for an hour before cutting.
“And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint.”
