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Peppermint Oreo Brownies

12/18/2012

 
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So Christmas is in less than a week. Are you ready? I am not. at. all. I have finally finished the majority of my baking orders, so I feel like I can start cleaning, planning meals, and wrapping presents. At least my shopping is done...mainly because I had to stop buying gifts when I got laid off. So I have one thing crossed off the list. Whew!

In the last few days, I've made twelve 9x13 pans of brownies, and I've thrown almost everything in them. These were one of my favorites. Quite frankly, putting Oreos in brownies is genius. Who doesn't love slicing into a brownie and seeing creme filling? I know I do. To make them more "Christmas-y" I added Andes creme de menthe pieces into the brownie batter. If you like the chocolate/peppermint combo, these are the brownies for you.

I'll say that since I've made a lot of brownies lately, I've become fairly quick at it (and know the recipe by heart). I can get these made in about 10 minutes in one bowl. They're quick, easy, and there's minimal cleanup. That is a win in my book. By the way, I also tried another variation that was good. I left the brownie batter alone and used grasshopper cookies instead of Oreos. Yum.
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Peppermint Oreo Brownies Recipe
Makes a 9x13 pan
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Note: If you want to cut this recipe in half, you can bake it in a 9x9 pan. Just reduce the baking time (probably around 20-30 minutes).

12 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup Andes creme de menthe pieces
1/2 cup chocolate chips
20 Oreo cookies

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.

Place the chocolate and butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat for one minute and then stir. Heat for 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until melted. Add the sugar, salt, and vanilla and whisk to combine. Crack in the eggs and whisk until incorporated. Fold in the flour. When everything is incorporated, fold in the creme de menthe pieces and chocolate chips. Spread half of the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan.

Lay the Oreo cookies in a single layer on top of the batter. Spread the remaining batter on top of the cookies. If your batter feels too firm to spread on top of the cookies, heat it up for about 10 seconds in the microwave and then spread it on top of the cookies.

Bake the brownies for 38-40 minutes or until set.
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Kayle (The Cooking Actress) link
12/18/2012 05:34:30 pm

I totally agree with you about Oreo's in brownies=amazing! And I love that you put a little minty goodness in these as well! Super yummy!

Nicole @ The Marvelous Misadventures of a Foodie link
12/19/2012 05:47:43 am

It's kinda freaking me out how soon Christmas will be here! So.much.to.do..

I totally have my brownie recipe memorized too so I totally get it! When you make it enough it just kinda happens haha. I love that you put Andes Mints into the brownies with the oreos! Yum!


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