Mint Oreo Brownies with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Mint Oreo brownies with Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting

This recipe is so quick and easy. It's a great way to use Oreos, and it can be easily changed for the seasons, depending on what color of Oreo cream is on the shelves.

Mint Oreo Brownies with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
(recipe adapted from Lilluna)

Ingredients

1 Brownie Box and ingredients on box (you can totally use from scratch brownies too!)
1 package mint Oreos, divided
mint extract (optional)
1 cup milk chocolate chips
4 oz. cream cheese (1/2 bar)
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp.vanilla

Instructions

Make brownies as directed on box, adding in 1 to 1 1/2 sleeves of crushed Oreos. You can also add in some mint extract to make them more minty!

Once brownies are cooled, heat chocolate chips and cream cheese over low heat in a pan until melted. Stir to be sure they don't burn!

Add powdered sugar and vanilla to frosting mixture and mix well. Pour over brownies and spread evenly.

Crush of the rest of the Oreos and sprinkle them on top of the frosting.

Marshmallow Fluff Buttercream

Peppermint Marshmallow Fluff Buttercream Frosting

Oh my yum. This is such an EASY recipe, and it is also crazy easy to customize. I had to use up some candy canes from Christmas, so I made a peppermint flavored marshmallow cream frosting. If you think buttercream can be too sweet, this frosting is for you! It is not quite as sweet as buttercream but just as tasty. I put this on a cake from a cake mix to jazz it up a bit.

Marshmallow Fluff Frosting

(from cookies and cups)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter room temp
• 1 cup Marshmallow Fluff
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 1 - 2 tsp peppermint extract to taste (or vanilla or almond or orange or...) OPTIONAL
• food coloring (OPTIONAL)
• candy canes or sprinkles or crushed cookies or... (OPTIONAL)

How to Make

1. Mix butter and Fluff until smooth on medium speed until smooth.
2. Slowly add in powdered sugar with mixer on low.
3. Add in milk and extract.
4. Mix on medium speed until all combined and smooth.
5. Color frosting if desired. 
6. After  frosting, sprinkle crushes candy canes on frosting.