White Chocolate Blondie with Peppermint frosting on a square white plate with a bit on a fork in front of a white and red towel and a glass of milk all on a wooden surface (with logo overlay)

White Chocolate Blondies with Peppermint

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Complete your holiday baking with delicious “blondies” made with white chocolate and peppermint frosting for the perfect holiday dessert!

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I love brownies, probably because they are made from chocolate. But I had never tried making white chocolate blondies before. Tyler, my little chef-in-the-making, helped me make these. They were a hit with all of us.

The recipe makes a lot of brownies, more than my regular homemade brownie recipe. So I gave some to my in-laws and our neighbors and we still have quite a few leftovers for ourselves. But they won’t last long, these are delicious!

I also decided to experiment a little with the recipe and my essential oils. The original recipe calls for peppermint extract for the frosting, but I didn’t have any and wasn’t planning to buy some just for this. I used a couple of drops of peppermint oil and it did the trick!

NOTE: If you plan to use essential oils in any food, please make sure they are high quality and pure oils. I will personally only use oils from Young Living. Some oils are not meant to be consumed. If you are ever in doubt, please contact the person or company you purchased them through. And remember, even the ones that are ok for consumption should be used in small amounts. Keep them away from children and pets.

White Chocolate Blondies Step by Step

Ingredients

Blondies

  • 1 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peppermint (crushed)

Frosting

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 drops peppermint essential oil (or 1/4 tsp peppermint extract)
  • 2-3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup peppermint (crushed)
Ingredients for White Chocolate Blondies with Peppermint Frosting: Stainless steel bowls each with white chocolate chips, crushed peppermint, salt, vanilla extract, eggs, flour, sugar, and butter next to a metal baking dish all on a wooden surface

Preparation

Start by preheating your oven to 350F then getting your pan ready and gathering ingredients. I used a 9×13 baking pan and greased it with butter.

In a stand mixer or with a handheld mixer, combine the softened butter with sugar. Stir it on medium until it becomes creamy, which takes about 3 minutes.

Large mixing bowl with combined sugar and butter next to stainless steel bowls with flour, white chocolate chips, crushed peppermint, vanilla extract, eggs, and salt next to a metal baking dish all on a wooden surface

Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt into the mixture and stir on medium again until it is all combined.

Large mixing bowl with combined sugar, butter, eggs, salt, and vanilla next to stainless steel bowls with flour, white chocolate chips, and crushed peppermint next to a metal baking dish all on a wooden surface

Next mix in the flour and beat it on low speed just until it is combined. Scrape the sides at least once to make sure it all gets mixed in.

Large mixing bowl with blondie dough next to stainless steel bowls with white chocolate chips, and crushed peppermint next to a metal baking dish all on a wooden surface

Carefully stir in the white chocolate chips until they are mixed into the blondie batter. If you purchased pre-crushed peppermint, then go ahead and add half of it now. If you, like me, couldn’t find the crushed peppermint, then you need to crush some up. Tyler and I had fun using a meat cleaver and a ziplock bag to crush the peppermint sticks.

White Chocolate Blondies with Peppermint Recipe

Once the batter is ready, pour it into your prepared pan and use a spatula to spread it out evenly before baking. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let them completely cool before removing them from the pan.

Metal baking dish with blondie dough with crushed peppermint on a wooden surface

When the blondies are cool, prepare the frosting by stirring the powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and peppermint oil (or extract). It will be a little crumbly looking at this point. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl before moving on.

Beat in 2 tablespoons of heavy cream, stirring on medium until combined and creamy. Check the consistency and see if it is creamy enough to spread on the blondies. If not, then add one more tablespoon of heavy cream to the mixture.

Stainless steel bowl with frosting mixture next to a bottle of Young Living peppermint oil all on a wooden surface

Remove the blondies from the pan and spread the frosting, making sure to cover all of it.

Bamboo tray with baked blondies covered with frosting next to a stainless steel bowl of crushed peppermint all on a wooden surface

Cover the frosting with the remaining crushed peppermint candies.

Bamboo tray with baked blondies covered with frosting and crushed peppermint all on a wooden surface

Cut the blondies into small squares for serving. They are very sweet so you don’t want them too big.

White Chocolate Blondie with Peppermint frosting on a square white plate with a bit on a fork in front of a white and red towel and a glass of milk all on a wooden surface (vertical)

White Chocolate Blondies Leftovers

Storage: Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. I don’t recommend leaving these on the counter because of the whipping cream in the frosting.

Recipe

Originally Published On: November 4, 2017

Last Updated On: June 30, 2023

White Chocolate Blondie with Peppermint frosting on a square white plate with a bit on a fork in front of a white and red towel and a glass of milk all on a wooden surface

White Chocolate Blondies with Peppermint

Complete your holiday baking with delicious “blondies” made with white chocolate and peppermint frosting for the perfect holiday dessert!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
holidays
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peppermint
|
white chocolate
Servings: 24 pieces
5 from 7 votes

Ingredients

Blondies
  • 1 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peppermint (crushed)
Frosting
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 drops peppermint essential oil (or 1/4 tsp peppermint extract)
  • 2-3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup peppermint (crushed)

Recommended Equipment

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F
  • Grease 9×13 baking dish
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar, stirring on medium for about 3 minutes or until creamy
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and salt and mix until combined
  • Stir in flour, a little at a time, and mix on low until just combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed
  • Stir in the white chocolate chips and crushed peppermint
  • Spread the batter in pan and use a spatula to smooth it out
  • Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean
  • Let blondies cool completely before removing from the pan
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and peppermint to make the frosting, beating on medium speed
  • Add in 2 tablespoons of heavy cream and check consistency
  • If frosting is not spreadable, add one more tablespoon of cream
  • Pull blondies out of the pan and spread the frosting on top
  • Sprinkle crushed peppermint on top
  • Cut into squares about 2-3 inches
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Nutrition Facts
White Chocolate Blondies with Peppermint
Amount Per Serving (1 piece)
Calories 254 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 7g35%
Cholesterol 41mg14%
Sodium 143mg6%
Potassium 43mg1%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Sugar 21g23%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 335IU7%
Calcium 16mg2%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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34 thoughts on “White Chocolate Blondies with Peppermint”

  4. Marcela

    5 stars
    This looks so delicious. I love how you involve your kids to make desserts with you. It looks like an easy recipe to follow and the perfect for the winter. I love white chocolate chips 😀

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  5. Helene

    5 stars
    Tyler is a real chef and a great helper! The brownies look delicious, I love everything with chocolate but never tried with white chocolate as well! Merry Christmas dear!

    Reply
    1. Stephanie Lynch

      Tyler loves being in the kitchen with me. He’s actually in a cooking club at his elementary school, too! This was one of the first time I tried white chocolate for brownies and it was so good.

      Reply
  9. GiGi Eats

    White Chocolate. ANDDDDD Blondies?! Oh my goodness, Stephanie, what areeeee you trying to do to me?! Trying to make me make this recipe?! LOL. It’s workkking! I need to figure out a way to make dairy-free white chocolate!!!!

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    1. Stephanie Lynch

      Yep, all of it! 🙂 These are so yummy. I’ve never tried making dairy-free white chocolate before. I know there is vegan milk chocolate because my dairy-allergy friend uses that in recipes, but I haven’t seen it in white chocolate. Then again, I haven’t really looked, either. I hope you can find some and try these!

      Reply
  11. Neely Moldovan

    OMG This reminds me of a better version of peppermint bark and I must make some right now! I love this! Totally trying it!

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  15. Christa

    I love all things peppermint and always bake lots of pepperminty things during the holidays. Can’t wait to to try these and let my little one help.

    Reply

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