Mint Brownies

These brownies are SOOOO good! I made them for a youth fireside & they were a big hit, so definitely a must try!

Mint Brownies



Brownies:


1 C. butter, softened

1/2 C. cocoa

2 C. sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 C. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 C. nuts (optional)




Mint Frosting:


2 C. powdered sugar

4 Tbsp. butter, softened

1 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract

1-2 Tbsp. milk

green food coloring




Chocolate Glaze:


6 oz. (1 C.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

6 Tbsp. butter




Cream together butter, sugar & cocoa. Add eggs & vanilla. Sift flour & salt & mix all together. Spread in a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (make sure you don't overbake them). Cool completely. When brownies have cooled to room temperature, prepare frosting.



Combine all frosting ingredients, starting with 1 1/2 Tbsp. of milk and beat until light & fluffy. Add more milk by teaspoonful as needed and then color the frosting green. Spread frosting evenly over brownies and then place brownies in fridge to chill (I did for about 30 minutes).



While brownies are chilling, prepare chocolate glaze. Place chocolate chips & butter in microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until it is just melted & smooth. Set aside to cool for about 15 minutes and then carefully spread on top of the frosting layer. Return pan to fridge to cool. When chocolate has hardened (took about 30 minutes) , cut into squares and serve.




*For Christmas, these are really good with crushed candy canes on the top of the chocolate glaze!  Just immediately sprinkle on the crushed candy canes as soon as you spread out the chocolate glaze and then don't forget to color the mint frosting pink instead of green!





I used the brownie recipe from these Marshmallow Brownies and the mint & chocolate parts from Our Best Bites--you can get their full recipe here.