recipe: peppermint brownie bites

i think i can count on one hand the amount of times the dude has ASKED me to make something for him.

he's a picky eater, to the max.

like most kids, i'd imagine, he'd live on pizza, chicken nuggets & fruit if we let him.

along with an occasional pb & j sandwich.

so when he practically begged me to make brownies for his class christmas party, i had to oblige.

but the thought of trying to cut up brownies to serve to a class of 7 year olds..

well i just imagined whines of who's piece was bigger

& having to wield a knife with a hoard of kids on the brink of a sugar-coma looming over me.

sounds scary right?

add to that a baby who was missing his morning nap 

& a mama who was up until 2am finishing his teacher's present..

& you just about have a clear picture of my stress level come 11am!

so i put my mini muffin tin to work.

i dropped a heaping tablespoon of batter into each cup

& then baked them off.

but plain ol' brownies are pretty lame.

and everything is better with peppermint..

especially at christmas time right?

so i found this recipe for peppermint cookies on craftaholics anonymous

& used just the icing recipe

thinning it out a bit with more milk so i could just dunk the tops of the brownies in the icing.

added some crushed peppermint to the top

& hauled them in for kiddie approval.

they LOVED them (of course)

and most of the kids came back for seconds..

some for thirds & fourths!

i used the brownie recipe i posted here

& it made about 52 mini brownies!

so good, and a pretty festive & simple way to dress up regular brownies! :)

xo-k

ps-2 days left until christmas! are you ready?! :) 

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