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Preheat oven to 350 F and grease and line an 8x8 inch square pan.
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Make the crumb topping first: Place butter, flour, sugar and cocoa powder into a medium sized bowl and rub together until combined and you have coarse crumbs with some large and some small lumps! Leave to one side.
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For the brownies: Place dark chocolate and butter into a heatproof bowl and microwave in 20 second increments, stirring in between, and continuing until melted. You can also place the bowl over a simmering saucepan of water and stir until melted. Leave to cool whilst you mix the rest of the batter.
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Place eggs, sugar and peppermint extract into a large bowl and whisk until smooth and combined, about 1 minute.
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Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together in a medium sized bowl and stir until combined.
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Pour melted chocolate mix into your sugar and egg mixture and whisk until combined. Tip in your flour mix and fold in gently with a spatula/wooden spoon-just until there are no lumps of flour visible.
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Tip brownie mixture into your greased pan and spread until level with a spoon/spatula. Sprinkle your crumb mixture all over the brownie mix and press it into the brownies ever so slightly with a clean hand.
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Place in the oven for 23-27 minutes until they've risen slightly and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out with just a few crumbs. The crumb topping will be firm to the touch and crisp. If your skewer comes out a little wet, give the brownies a few more minutes, but check them often. They can go from perfectly baked to overdone quickly! Remove from oven. Leave to cool completely in the pan.
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Once cool, make the glaze: Place white chocolate into a heatproof bowl and microwave in 20 second increments, stirring in-between and continuing until melted. Add in the peppermint extract and stir.
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Either spoon the chocolate over your brownies or place it in a piping/Ziploc bag. Snip the end off the bag and squeeze gently in lines over your brownies. Drizzle it any way you want! I did mine diagonally across! Sprinkle with holiday sugar pearls or sprinkles and dig in!
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Slice into 9-12 bars. Brownies will keep in an airtight container, at room temperature for 4 days.
