

So stay close to the oven and keep an eye on things.

If you stick a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean, your brownies are over baked.If you stick a toothpick in the center and it comes out with several moist crumbs, they're done and need to get out of the oven ASAP.If you stick a toothpick in the center of the pan and it comes out with goopy batter, that tells you the brownies are not done.While you can't use the traditional "clean toothpick" trick that you can with cakes, you can still use a toothpick to help you decide when to pull them from the oven.And since you're leaving them in the pan to cool, they'll continue to bake for quite a while. They will continue to bake in the pan even after they have been removed from the oven.I always err on the side of caution and pull them from the oven before I think they're done. The line between under baked and over baked is a thin one when it comes to these peppermint brownies (and really any brownies in fact).
PEPPERMINT BROWNIES WITH PEANUT BUTTER HOW TO
Let cool for an hour, then slice and serve! How to know when brownies are done: Sprinkle brownies with crushed candy canes.īake for 20-25 minutes or until the edges start to pull away from pan and the center is set. Pour batter into a lined 8×8 baking dish. Stir in eggs, coffee and peppermint extract until combined.įold them into the batter until just combined. Just an FYI, the best brownies ALWAYS start with butter and sugar. You'll start by melting a whole stick of butter, then combining it with a big scoop of sugar.

A metal pan also makes it a lot easier to remove the brownies once baked. Plus, the brownies tend to have chewier, fudgier edges when I bake them in a metal pan versus a glass pan. Especially for recipes that have a shorter baking time. A metal pan works well for heat conduction and browning.
