Better-Than-Regular Brownies (Christmas Style!)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. In a small mixing bowl add almond flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Mix together and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl cream coconut palm sugar and butter together (it will take a little longer than creaming butter with refined sugar…but it WILL happen!). Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Add peppermint extract (or Schnapps). Gradually add in the flour mixture until combined.

At this point, taste the batter. If you deem the flavor not quite intense enough, add a bit more cocoa powder and extract (or Schnapps) until satisfied.

Line a smallish baking dish with foil, making sure that some foil hangs over the sides of the dish (you’ll use the foil to remove the brownies from the pan). Butter the foil, and pour in the brownie batter. Bake for 30 minutes then remove from oven and allow them to cool in the pan. Remove brownies carefully from the pan and remove foil once they reach room temperature.

*** IF you feel like being a little splurgy, you can create a glaze to coat the tops of your brownies by mixing powdered sugar, peppermint extract, and a few drops of hot water together until the desired flavor and consistency is reached. Maybe crumble some candy canes atop the brownies as well.