Evil Mint Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 20 mini peppermint patties (or one bag)
• 1/3 cup softened butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 drops green food coloring

Recipe

• 1 grease 13x9in. baking pan and set aside.
• 2 in a sauce pan, melt butter/margarine and chocolate over low hear stirring constantly. remove from heat.
• 3 stir in sugar and vanilla using a wooden spoon.
• 4 add eggs one at a time.
• 5 stir until just combined.
• 6 stir in flour.
• 7 spread batter into greased pan.
• 8 bake at 350 f for 30 minutes.
• 9 when done, take out brownies and shut off oven.
• 10 put mints on top of hot brownies (in single layer).
• 11 out back in over for 7 minutes.
• 12 if they didn't spread evenly, lightly spread around top of brownies.
• 13 in mixing bowl, beat 1/3 cup softened butter/margarine.
• 14 gradually add 2 cups of the powdered sugar, beating well.
• 15 slowly beat in 1/4 cup of milk and both extracts.
• 16 slowly beat in remaining powdered sugar.
• 17 beat in additional milk, as needed, a little at a time to reach spreading consistency.
• 18 tint with 2 drops of green food coloring.
• 19 spread frosting onto brownies when they have completely cooled.