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Peppermint Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

Peppermint Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

Dense and fudgey chocolate brownies with a festive and refreshing peppermint cream cheese swirl.
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Recipe - PLYMOUTH (+Wines & Spirits)
Recipe: Peppermint Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
Peppermint Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings24
Cook Time30 Minutes
Ingredients
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 ¼ cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 cups chocolate chips
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE SWIRL: 8 ounces cream cheese
½ cup granulated sugar
2 egg whites
½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9×13″baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In medium bowl, combine cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and flour. Set aside.
  3. Melt butter in medium bowl in microwave. Combine melted butter with granulated sugar and with an electric mixer, beat on high until well combined, about 1 minute.
  4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined.
  5. Add vanilla extract, beating until combined.
  6. Add flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture and beat on low until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
  7. Pour into prepared baking dish.
  8. In small bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add sugar, egg whites, and peppermint extract, beating until combined.
  9. Remove half of the cream cheese mixture, and place into piping back or plastic baggie.
  10. Add red food coloring to remaining cream cheese mixture, until desired color is reached. Place red cream cheese mixture in a separate plastic baggie.
  11. Cut a small piece off the corner of the non-colored cream cheese plastic bag and create rows of cream cheese on top of the brownie mixture, going the short way in the brownie pan. Repeat with red cream cheese mixture.
  12. Using a knife, swirl the rows the long way of the brownie pan, creating swirls.
  13. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, until tester comes out with just a few crumbs from the middle. Let cool completely, then cut into bars and enjoy!

Makes 12 large brownies or 24 smaller, party-size brownie bites.

20 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
24
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 24 servings
2 sticks unsalted butter
Crystal Farms Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter
Crystal Farms Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter, 1 Pound
$5.79$5.79/lb
2 ¼ cups granulated sugar
C&H Pure Cane Granulated White Sugar
C&H Pure Cane Granulated White Sugar, 10 Pound
$14.99$1.50/lb
4 large eggs
L&B Pasture Raised Organic Large Brown Eggs
L&B Pasture Raised Organic Large Brown Eggs, 12 Each
$5.99$0.50 each
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
L&B Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
L&B Organic Pure Vanilla Extract, 2 Ounce
$7.99$4.00/oz
1 ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Our Family Unsweetened Cocoa Powder for Baking
Our Family Unsweetened Cocoa Powder for Baking, 8 Ounce
Half Price
$1.74 was $3.49$0.22/oz
½ teaspoon salt
Morton Fine Himalayan Pink Salt
Morton Fine Himalayan Pink Salt, 17.6 Ounce
$8.79$0.50/oz
1 teaspoon baking powder
Argo Baking Powder
Argo Baking Powder, 12 Ounce
$3.39$0.28/oz
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, 5 Pound
$5.49$1.10/lb
2 cups chocolate chips
Our Family Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Chips
Our Family Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Chips, 12 Ounce
$5.39$0.45/oz
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE SWIRL: 8 ounces cream cheese
Crystal Farms Cream Cheese Block
Crystal Farms Cream Cheese Block, 8 Ounce
$1.99 Crystal Farms Cheese
$1.99 was $3.49$0.25/oz
½ cup granulated sugar
C&H Pure Cane Granulated White Sugar
C&H Pure Cane Granulated White Sugar, 10 Pound
$14.99$1.50/lb
2 egg whites
L&B Pasture Raised Organic Large Brown Eggs
L&B Pasture Raised Organic Large Brown Eggs, 12 Each
$5.99$0.50 each
½ teaspoon peppermint extract
L&B Pure Peppermint Extract
L&B Pure Peppermint Extract, 2 Ounce
$5.99$3.00/oz

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9×13″baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In medium bowl, combine cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and flour. Set aside.
  3. Melt butter in medium bowl in microwave. Combine melted butter with granulated sugar and with an electric mixer, beat on high until well combined, about 1 minute.
  4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined.
  5. Add vanilla extract, beating until combined.
  6. Add flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture and beat on low until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
  7. Pour into prepared baking dish.
  8. In small bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add sugar, egg whites, and peppermint extract, beating until combined.
  9. Remove half of the cream cheese mixture, and place into piping back or plastic baggie.
  10. Add red food coloring to remaining cream cheese mixture, until desired color is reached. Place red cream cheese mixture in a separate plastic baggie.
  11. Cut a small piece off the corner of the non-colored cream cheese plastic bag and create rows of cream cheese on top of the brownie mixture, going the short way in the brownie pan. Repeat with red cream cheese mixture.
  12. Using a knife, swirl the rows the long way of the brownie pan, creating swirls.
  13. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, until tester comes out with just a few crumbs from the middle. Let cool completely, then cut into bars and enjoy!

Makes 12 large brownies or 24 smaller, party-size brownie bites.