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Peppermint Pattie Brownies

November 30, 2015

Peppermint Pattie Brownies

Bring on the holiday spirit!!!

Peppermint Pattie Brownies

Our tree is decorated! The stocking are up! The house smells all sorts of festive! And our Elf on the Shelf has made his appearance.

Oh, the Elf on the Shelf! Either you love it or hate it. I’m loving it since it’s new to Autumn, and therefore, us. I am flooding my Pinterest with Elf on the Shelf ideas. It’s silly and fun.

Peppermint Pattie Brownies

Most of all, I am excited for the upcoming holiday season and all the holiday baking I have planned.

I’m kicking it all off with there awesome Peppermint Pattie Brownies!

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These delightful brownies are from Sara’s blog Cook with Sara. I have the honor of sharing them with you for this month’s Secret Recipe Club bonus Theme week. The extra Monday of the month gives the chance to find a fun recipe from another member’s blog to match up with that month’s theme. I thought these brownies were a perfect pick for this month’s Holiday Treats theme.

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I have shared so many brownie recipes on my blog over the years, and even ones that have peppermint in them, but let me tell you… these are knock your socks off brownies. I swear! I really do swear!

If you like Peppermint Pattie’s then you will surely love these brownies.

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They are a great balance of chocolaty brownie, luscious peppermint filling, and beautiful chocolate top layer. And, best of all, it really does taste like a Peppermint Pattie!!! Plus, a brownie. The best!!

Peppermint Pattie Brownies

Be sure to make these Peppermint Pattie Brownies for Christmas. Santa will thank you!

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Peppermint Pattie Brownies

Makes 16 brownies

Ingredients

For the brownie layer

  • 1/2 Cup butter, melted
  • 1 Cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 Cup flour
  • 1/3 Cup cocoa
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2/3 Cup chocolate chips

For the mint layer

  • 2 Cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3 Tablespoons evaporated milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

For the ganache layer

  • 5 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 3 Tablespoons half and half

Process

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 8″ square pan, line with parchment paper so there are ‘wings’ on 2 sides.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the melted butter with sugar and vanilla extract, whisking until combined and almost smooth.
  3. Whisk in each egg one at a time, stirring until a smooth batter forms.
  4. Add in flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt, stirring until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  5. Spread batter in the prepared pan and bake at 350 for 22-28 minutes until set. Let cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan. Continue to let cool.
  6. While the brownies are cooling, combine the powdered sugar, butter, evaporated milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract in a large bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer. Beat until smooth and creamy. Pour over the cooled brownies and spread in an even layer. Chill in the refrigerator until set, about 30 minutes.
  7. Make the ganache layer by melting 3/4 of the chocolate over a double boiler (a glass or a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water). While you are melting the chocolate continuously mix the chocolate. Add the half and half and mix well again. It will be glossy, but lumpy at this point so add the rest of the chocolate and mix until the chocolate is smooth glossy.
  8. Evenly spread the ganache on top of the peppermint layer. Refrigerate again until set.

Adapted from Cook with Sara

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Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: brownies, holiday treats, Peppermint Patty Brownies, Secret Recipe Club

Chocolate Bourbon Truffles- SRC

November 26, 2012

I’m so ready for Christmas and all the craziness that comes with it. Actually, I’m not at all but I’m trying. At least I will bake and cook myself into the holiday spirit. I have so many recipes bookmarked it’s a bit crazy. But I’m looking forward to tackling that list.

Something you should add to your holiday baking list are these Chocolate Bourbon Balls.  As soon as I saw these on Shari’s blog, The Saucy Gourmet, I knew that these would be perfect to make for this month’s addition for Secret Recipe Club. We are taking next month off from posting so I wanted to share something perfect for the holidays.

 

These are so simple to make and a great treat for the holiday season. In all they took me an hour to make and that included 30 minutes of me watching Parenthood while they cooled for 30 minutes. Not bad at all. Shari suggests that you make them a few days in advance of serving them to allow the flavors to meld together and for the bourbon to mellow out. I follow no such instructions and didn’t wait so they had a real kick to them but were still soooo good. But it’s really great that you can make these in advance of a party or a cookie swap when you are super crazy swamped with a million other holiday things they will be ready and waiting for you.

 

 

Prior to making these I recruited one of the general contractors I work with into explaining bourbon to me. Bourbon is American made whiskey that is barrel-aged, which is why it is pricier than something like vodka. We discussed what bourbon to use in this recipe as well. Since this doesn’t have many ingredients it would be best to use a good quality bourbon so you don’t pucker up as you eat the bourbon balls. Basically, he suggested to skip using Jack Daniels (unless you get a nice specialty bottle). I was still confused so I called him from the liquor store… after work. Oh those general contractors are such good sports, which is why I gave them all of these bourbon balls!

Chocolate Bourbon Truffles

Makes 30 1” round truffles

Ingredients

  • 6  oz (1 cup) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1/3 cup bourbon, such as Maker’s Mark
  • 55 Nilla wafers cookies
  • 4 oz (1 cup) walnut pieces
  • Sugar of rolling

Process

  1. Using a food processor (or a knife and some patiences), crush the Nilla Waffers and walnuts together until fine.
  2. In a medium sized, heavy-bottom pot, melt the chocolate on low heat. Once melted, remove from heat and add the sugar, corn syrup, and bourbon and mix until chocolate mixture is smooth again. Thoroughly mix in the Nilla Waffers and walnut mixture to create a dough.
  3. In the pot, divide the dough in half by scoring the top, then divide those 2 sections in 5 equal sections. Let the dough cool for 30 minutes.
  4. Once the dough has cooled, remove from the pot and roll the 10 sections into even sized logs and then cut each into 3 pieces. Roll the balls and then coat with sugar.

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Secret Recipe Club

Check out my previous Secret Recipe Club Posts:

October: Bacon, Mushroom, Onion, and Cheese Stuffed Bread

September: Spiced Black Bean, Grilled Avocado, and Goat Cheese Tacos

August: Birthday Cake Oreo Truffles

July: Tropical Pork Pineapple Kebabs

June: Cheesy Garlic Knots

May: Berry Brownie Torte

April: Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

March: Sauteed Green Beans with Lemon and Almonds

February: Fried Pickles

January: No SRC postings

December: Shrimp Sriracha Stir Fry

November: Vegetable Enchiladas

October: Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Check out the rest of the reveal day posts!


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Filed Under: Cookies, Bars, and Candy, Recipes Tagged With: bourbon, bourbon balls, bourbon truffles, chocolate bourbon truffles, chocolate truffles, Holiday Baking, holiday treats, Saucy Gourmet, Secret Recipe Club, SRC

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