Ghirardelli Peppermint Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 16 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 12 ghirardelli dark chocolate with mint filling squares
• 1/4 cup candy cane, crushed

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray 9" square pan with cooking spray; dust with flour tapping out excess. in double boiler over hot water, melt chocolate and butter. cool to room temperature.
• 3 in large bowl with electric mixer or whisk, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, peppermint extract and salt until combined. beat in chocolate mixture; gently stir in flour. pour batter into prepared pan.
• 4 bake about 45 minutes or until knife inserted into brownies comes out clean. arrange mint squares on top in one layer; place brownies in overn 1 minute.
• 5 spread melted mint squares with spatula to frost brownies evenly; sprinkle with crushed candy canes. cool completely and cut into 16 squares.