Layered Chocolate Mint Brownies (creme De Minth Bars)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces baker's unsweetened chocolate squares, chopped
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup butter, plus
• 4 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
• 2 tablespoons evaporated milk
• green food coloring (optional)
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray a 9x13 inch pan with non-stick spray (i think the kind with flour works best).
• 3 in a medium bowl, melt chocolate and butter. add sugar and beat by hand until well blended.
• 4 add eggs, flour, vanilla and salt. blend well.
• 5 pour batter into pan and bake for 20 minutes.
• 6 allow to cool, then move pan to freezer.
• 7 in a medium bowl, combine powdered sugar, 4 1/2 tablespoons butter, peppermint extract, evaporated milk and food coloring.
• 8 in a separate bowl or saucepan, melt the 6 ounces of chocolate chips.
• 9 remove brownies from freezer. spread mint filling over frozen brownies evenly.
• 10 immediately pour chocolate over filling. tip pan to coat evenly. let set 15 minutes.
• 11 cut into small squares.
• 12 store bars in refrigerator or freezer until ready to eat.