Sunday, June 13, 2010

Chocolate Mint Brownies

4 squares (4 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
1 cup margarine
4 beaten eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped nuts

Melt the chocolate and margarine in the top of a double boiler. Add sugar and eggs, and then add remaining ingredients. Pour into 9" x 13" pan and bake at 350 for 30 - 35 minutes. Cool.

Frosting:
4 Tbs. margarine
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbs. cream or canned milk
1 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
Green food coloring

Melt butter in hot cream. Add to powdered sugar. Add flavoring and coloring. Beat until smooth and spread over cooled brownies. Place in refrigerator to cool.

Chocolate Galze:
6 Tbs. butter
6 oz. (1 cup) chocolate chips
Melt together

Spread over frosted brownies. Cool in refrigerator until top layer is hardened.

Picture available, see "Jared's Trick"

1 comment:

Alison said...

I never met a brownie I could resist. Especially mint ones.