White Chocolate Blondies with Peppermint

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

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.

Step by Step

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Cover the frosting with the remaining crushed peppermint candies.

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

Recipe

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 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

American

Keyword:

holidays

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peppermint

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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

• Glass Baking Dish
• Parchment Paper
• Mixing Bowls – Stainless Steel
• Electric Mixer
• Metal Baking Dish

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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