Recipe Time: Mint Brownies

Holy Crap! If you are a mint lover - and a chocolate lover (a given around here, right??) then you must make these brownies. Caution - they are addicting!!


Brownie:
2 cubes butter
1 1/4 c. flour
3/4 c. cocoa
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 c. sugar
mint extract (I used peppermint oil)

Melt butter. In separate bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat eggs and vanilla until foamy. Beat sugar with eggs and vanilla until well blended. Add the melted butter. Beat in the flour mixture. Bake on 325 in a 9x13 inch pan for 30-35 minutes. Cool.

Green Filling:
6 T creamed butter
2 c. powdered sugar
3 T. milk
2 drops green food coloring
1/2 tsp mint extract (again, I used a couple drops of peppermint oil)

Mix together, spread on cooled brownies. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Chocolate Glaze:
6 oz. package of chocolate chips
3 T. butter

Melt chocolate chips and butter, use double boiler or microwave. Put on brownies in dabs, work fast. Spread and store in refridgerator. Take out 30 minutes before serving.

The brownie recipe (except for the mint part) in this is from a friend - Jeannette. Everything she makes is good. She is a self-described food snob. So you should give them a try. The minty frosting and glaze is from our ward cookbook entered by my friend Tara.

Try not to eat the whole pan - it seriously can be tempting. I ended up giving 1/2 of the pan to my brother's family so I wouldn't keep eating on them. Also, if you must, you can use a brownie mix for the brownie part of the recipe - it might save you a little time - but I won't guarantee the deliciousness of the brownie!!

Enjoy!!