Mint-chocolate Brownies

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

Ingredients

• 1 (22 1/2 ounce) box betty crocker original supreme brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (10 ounce) bag mint chocolate chips (1 1/2 cups)
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 2 drops green food coloring, if desired
• reserved mint chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 -3 teaspoon hot water

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• 3 in medium bowl, stir brownie mix, chocolate syrup, water, oil and eggs using spoon, about 50 strokes or until well blended.
• 4 stir in pecans and 1 cup of the chocolate chips (reserve remaining chocolate chips for glaze).
• 5 spread batter in pan.
• 6 bake 28 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out clean or almost clean.
• 7 cool completely.
• 8 in small bowl, beat powdered sugar and 1/3 cup butter with electric mixer on low speed until smooth.
• 9 beat in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until spreadable.
• 10 beat in extract and food color.
• 11 spread frosting over brownies.
• 12 in 1-quart saucepan, heat reserved chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter and the corn syrup over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted.
• 13 stir in hot water, a few drops at a time, until mixture is thin enough to drizzle.
• 14 drizzle over frosted brownies.
• 15 refrigerate about 30 minutes or until glaze is firm.
• 16 for brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.
• 17 cook time does not include 30 minute chill time in the refrigerator.