Mint Brownies

Laura Pearman

BROWNIE LAYER:

Either make and bake your favorite brownie mix and let cool, or make your own brownies.

Bakers one bowl Brownies Ingredients:
4 squares Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) Butter or Margarine
2 cups Sugar
3 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Flour
1 cup coarsely chopped Nuts (optional)

Heat oven to 350 (325 for glass). Grease 13x9 inch baking pan. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir sugar into chocolate mixture until well blended. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and nuts until well blended. Spread in prepared pan. Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool

Mint Center:
4 oz (1/2 stick = ½ cup) Butter softened
2 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
2 tbsp Crème de Menthe OR 2 tbsp Water and 1 tsp Peppermint Extract

Cream butter and sugar. Dribble in crème de menthe. Spread on cooled brownies. Cover and refrigerate.

Chocolate Glaze Topping:
6 oz (1 cup) Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
3 oz (3/4 stick= 6 tbsp) Butter

Melt chocolate and butter in microwave. Stir, cool, pour over chilled mint center. Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least one hour.