Chocolate Mint Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 16 ounces chocolate syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 3 drops green food coloring
• 10 ounces mint chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter, plus
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine the first seven ingredients.
• 2 beat at medium speed for 3 minutes.
• 3 pour batter into a greased 13x9x2" baking pan.
• 4 bake at 350 for 30 minutes (top of brownies will still appear wet).
• 5 cool completely on a wire rack.
• 6 in a mixing bowl, combine the filling ingredients until creamy.
• 7 spread over cooled brownies.
• 8 refrigerate until set.
• 9 for the topping, melt chocolate chips and butter.
• 10 let cool for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 11 spread over filling and chill.
• 12 cut into squares.
• 13 store in refrigerator.