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Brownie Cookies and Peppermint Icing

March 2, 2012 by Barb 26 Comments

I can’t even tell you how delicious these cookies are.

I had frozen some dough that was left over from the Brownie Cookies that I made for Valentine’s Day (from the Smitten Kitchen) and it has been calling me from the freezer ever since.

So today I pulled it out, defrosted it, and rolled it out.

I kept thinking shamrocks, and green, and hmmmm, brownies and hmmmmm . . .  peppermint icing!

Brownie-Peppermint-Cookies

Egad, I almost made myself sick on the icing alone!

It’s just the usual butter icing – 2 cups icing sugar, 4 – 5 Tbsp butter, a splash of milk, a drop of green food colouring and a dash of peppermint flavour. Splash. Drop. Dash. Then I made some green tea to serve as a bit of a tonic to my sugar overdose and I had myself a simply divine teatime all by myself. No regrets.

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Brownie Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Sift flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder together and set aside. Mix butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla in mixer. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix until smooth.
  3. Form into two discs, wrap in plastic and chill for at least one hour.
  4. Roll out cookie dough on counter – I use a bit of cocoa to dust on the surface to keep the dough from sticking. Cut into desired shapes – of course I used hearts for Valentine's Day and Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day!
  5. Bake on cookie sheets for 8 to 11 minutes until the edges are firm and the centres are slightly soft and puffed. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
Recipe from the Smitten Kitchen
3.2.1682

 

Filed Under: Cookies Tagged With: cocoa, peppermint

Comments

  1. TexWisGirl says

    March 2, 2012 at 3:31 am

    OMG! :)

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  2. Amy Kinser says

    March 2, 2012 at 3:42 am

    They look wonderful and oh how I would love to have one right about now.

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  3. Jill says

    March 2, 2012 at 3:47 am

    I haven’t tried these cookies yet but I will. With mint certainly sounds good.

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  4. Nadege, says

    March 2, 2012 at 9:44 am

    A wonderful shot…I love the shape of your biscuits, yummy.

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  5. Ross says

    March 2, 2012 at 10:38 am

    Great idea! As well as looking yummy!!

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  6. lisa says

    March 2, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    This sounds waaaaaay too yummy Barb!
    Surely would love one of those right about now.

    Sending you wishes for a wonderful weekend!

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  7. joo says

    March 2, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    I love brownie, and this one looks so lovely:)

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  8. Helene says

    March 2, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    Oh my! I’m at work but now I need to go around and find something decadent to eat! This looks soooooo good!

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  9. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says

    March 2, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    Love this! We just posted our Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday link party and would love for you to stop by and share this…

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  10. Tina @ Babycakes Blog says

    March 2, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    Super cute and they look really yummy, I bet the combo of the chocolate and peppermint is so good too!

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  11. Seeing Each Day says

    March 3, 2012 at 7:41 am

    It’s clear to me that you are both a master (a humble one) at both cooking and photography. I love how you’ve arranged this shot.

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  12. Jenny, aka "Jengerbread" says

    March 3, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Yummy!

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  13. Miz Helen says

    March 3, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    These are very special Brownies, the Shamrocks look so pretty and I am sure would be delicious. I sure need one for my afternoon tea. Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  14. karren says

    March 4, 2012 at 4:25 am

    Looks yummy!

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  15. Cottage and Broome says

    March 4, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    I can almost smell them, they look great. All your photos are wonderful. Laura

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  16. Christina at I Gotta Create! says

    March 10, 2012 at 3:41 am

    Oh. My. Goodness.
    These look and sound delicious!! I’ve gotta try it. I’m pinning right away and featuring you Saturday morning in my artist talent album on Facebook. Thanks SO much for linking up!

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  17. moonsword says

    March 10, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    Way more fun than Thin Mints…thanks for sharing it!
    Arrived via I Gotta Create! Cheers!

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  18. Kel says

    March 11, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    All by yourself? Oh my… heaven squared.
    Beautiful capture.

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  19. Gina @ Gigi Marie Photography says

    March 11, 2012 at 11:39 pm

    Oh my word those look good!

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  20. At Home with the Hammonds says

    March 12, 2012 at 12:15 am

    YUM! These look so good and cute too!

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  21. Rita says

    March 3, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    Yum, chocolate and mint! Can’t wait to try these out! Thanks for sharing.

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  22. Katie Drane says

    March 4, 2013 at 6:26 am

    Adorable!!

    Katie

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  23. Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says

    March 7, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    Ohhh chocolate and mint, such a great combo! I bet these are delicious. Thanks so much for sharing :)

    Reply
  24. Margie says

    March 18, 2014 at 8:23 am

    Oh my and a recipe too. :)

    Reply

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