Chocolate Mint Brownies

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 tsp. salt

4 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 can (16 oz.) chocolate flavored syrup

1 cup sugar

Filling:

2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 Tbs. water

1/2 tsp. mint extract

3 drops green food coloring

Topping:

1 pkg. (10 oz) mint chocolate chips

9 Tbs. butter or margarine

Combine first 7 ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat on medium speed for 3 minutes.  Pour batter into a greased 13 x 9 baking pan.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes (top of brownies will still appear wet).  Cool completely on a wire rack.  Combine filling ingredients in a mixing bowl; beat until creamy.  Spread over cooled brownies.  Refrigerate until set.   For topping, melt the chocolate chips and butter over low heat in a small saucepan.  Let cool for 30 minutes or until lukewarm, stirring occasionally.  Spread over filling.  Chill before cutting.  

Store in the refrigerator.

These brownies get more moist if you leave them in the refrigerator for a day or two.  (Yeah--as if!)

Christmas Kiss Centered Brownie Bites

Original recipe found on Picky Palate.  She remembered to take a picture of the inside.  Aren't they cute!

I just made up a brownie mix from a box.  I greased a mini muffin tin, then pressed the kisses in the center of each tin cup.  Be careful not to press the kiss all the way to the bottom or it makes it harder to get them out of the tin.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!

Brownies for a Crowd

Recipe copied from The Sisters' Cafe

3 cups sugar
1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp cocoa (Dutch is darker)
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups melted butter
5 eggs
2 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour

Mix together and spread on a buttered cookie sheet (standard stainless steel). Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 30 minutes. Be sure to not overcook. Frost


Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
3 1/2 tsp cocoa
6 TBsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Powdered Sugar--I have never measured. I just add until I get the consistency I want. If it becomes too thick I just add a little more milk.


Boil together, remove from heat and add powdered sugar. You can add nuts into the frosting or sprinkle on top if you would like.

Shown here with large sugar granules (can get at Roberts).