Brownie Cookies with Mint Frosting
Chewy chocolate cookies topped with a creamy mint buttercream frosting.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
Mint Frosting:
- ½ cup butter softened to room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp milk more or less
- ½ tsp peppermint extract
- pinch of salt
- 2-3 drops of green food coloring
- ⅓ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugars in a large mixing bowl till fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir into the wet ingredients just till combined.
- Roll dough into tablespoon sized balls. Place onto lightly greased or silpat lined cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350 for 9-10 minutes.
- Move to cooling racks and cool completely.
- For frosting: Beat soft butter, powdered sugar, milk, peppermint extract, and salt, together till smooth and creamy. Add food coloring and enough milk to get a spreadable consistency.
- Spread each cookie with mint frosting.
- Place chocolate chips on a ziplock bag and melt at 50% power in the microwave.
- Drizzle melted chocolate on top of the cookies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 117mgPotassium: 46mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 217IUCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
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