Creme De Menthe Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 10 ounces mint chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 15 peppermint patties, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 9" x 13" x 2" pan.
• 3 using an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• 4 beat at medium speed until creamy.
• 5 add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 add the vanilla, mixing well.
• 7 in a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa and baking powder.
• 8 gradually stir into the butter mixture.
• 9 fold in the mint chips.
• 10 spoon into the greased pan and bake for 35 minutes.
• 11 while the brownies are baking, prepare the frosting.
• 12 combine the butter, cocoa, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and milk in a large mixing bowl.
• 13 beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• 14 beat at high speed until of spreading consistency.
• 15 remove the pan from the oven and allow the brownies to cool in the pan on a wire rack.
• 16 spread with the chocolate frosting.
• 17 top with the chopped mint patties.