Saturday, April 2, 2011

Mint Brownies

These are soooo Yummy!
I have tried making these before, but wasn't happy with the results.
So this time I found 2 similar recipes and did a little combo of both to come up with this end result!

So fudgy, chocolaty,  minty... and yummy!

Mint Brownies
Brownie:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup chocolate chips (semisweet, milk, white, or mint...I used milk)

Frosting
4 Tbs butter (softened)
2 cups powdered sugar
4 Tbs. milk
1/2 - 1 tsp peppermint extract (depends on how minty you like it)
green food coloring

Glaze
1 cup chocolate chips (semisweet or milk) (again, I used milk)
6 Tbs butter

Brownies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line 9x13 pan with foil & spray with cooking spray
In mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa and salt...set aside
Melt butter and add to sugar in large mixing bowl - stir well
Blend in eggs until frothy.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well.
Gently stir in chocolate chips
Pour into prepared pan and bake 35 minutes, until brownies are set in middle and pull away from sides slightly -DO NOT OVERBAKE
Allow to cool completely before frosting

Frosting:
Beat together butter, sugar, mint extract and milk
Add  green food coloring until desired color is achieved.
Frost cooled brownies and refrigerate for 1 hour

Glaze:
Melt chocolate and butter on stovetop or in microwave
Drizzle & spread over mint frosting
Chill for another half hour
Cut & Serve!

1 comment:

Natalie said...

Anything with mint I'm all over it!!