Chocolate Mint Treasures

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 cup softened butter, divided (2 sticks)
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla, divided
• 2 1/4 cups flour, divided
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 cup chopped andes mints candies

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, cream 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 add one egg and 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat well.
• 5 gradually add 1 cup flour, cocoa, and 1/8 teaspoons salt, mixing well after each addition.
• 6 spread mixture into 9x13 dish.
• 7 in a mixing bowl cream remaining 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• 8 add remaining egg and remaining 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and beat well.
• 9 gradually add remaining 1 1/4 cups flour and remaining 1/8 teaspoons salt, mixing well after each addition.
• 10 gently spread over chocolate layer and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• 11 remove from oven and sprinkle chopped andes mints over the top.
• 12 bake until chocolate begins to melt, about 1 additional minute.
• 13 spread melted chocolate over the top of the bars.
• 14 cool completely.
• 15 cut into 24 squares, and then cut squares into triangles.