Mint Brownies
by Julie Johnson, Tastemaker in Residence
Ingredients
3 sticks softened butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups powdered sugar
4 eggs
1 (16 oz) can Hershey syrup
1 cup plus 1 Tablespoon flour
2 cups chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon pure peppermint flavoring
3 teaspoons crème de menthe
3 teaspoons whole milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13 X 18 jelly roll pan.
Mix 1 stick soft butter and 1 cup granulated sugar together with a mixer.
Add 4 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 (16 oz) can Hershey syrup and mix well.
Add 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour and ½ teaspoon baking powder and mix well.
Pour mixture into greased and floured jelly roll pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20-24 minutes.
Cool brownies…then ice with:
Frosting
Mix the following with mixer until smooth: 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 stick soft butter, ½ teaspoon pure peppermint flavoring, 3 teaspoons crème de menthe, 3 teaspoons milk.
Add a few more dribbles of milk if it seems to thick or sticky.
Once frosting is on brownies, place in refrigerator for 1-2 hours before you add the chocolate layer on top. (This prevents the mint layer from melting when you frost them). Then ice with:
Chocolate Layer for Top
Melt together 2 cups chocolate chips and 1 stick butter. Once melted, spread on top of green frosting layer.