Chocolate Mint Crownie Pie
Chocolate Mint Crownie Pie
Serve your guests a dessert that is a totally new creation – a minty brownie topped with chocolate chip cookie dough in pie form. This recipe makes two pies, so if you just need one, cut the recipe in half.Recipe courtesy of McCormick.
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
Servings
24
Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 package (family-sized) fudge brownie mix
- 3 teaspoon mccormick® all natural pure vanilla extract, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon mccormick® pure peppermint extract
- 1 package (2 crusts) refrigerated pie crusts
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 12 ounce miniature chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Prepare brownie mix as directed on package, adding 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and peppermint extract.
- Unroll pie crusts.
- Line 2 (9-inch) pie plates with pie crusts.
- Spoon 1/2 of the brownie batter into each pie plate.
- Bake 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
- Set aside.
- Beat butter and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and remaining 2 teaspoons vanilla; mix well.
- Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop 1/2 of the cookie dough by tablespoonfuls on brownie in each pie.
- Spread cookie dough to cover the top evenly.
- Cover edge of crust with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until cookie top is golden brown.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Serve with Vanilla Whipped Cream, if desired.