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Chocolate Mint Brownies

By Elizabeth Arneson, About.com

Innkeeper Sherrie Hansen
Blue Belle Inn Bed and Breakfast
St. Ansgar, Iowa

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup Hershey's syrup
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond or peppermint
  • Pink or green food coloring
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted in a double boiler
  • 6 tablespoons butter
Preparation:
Brownie Layer
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix first seven ingredients. Bake for 30 minutes in a 9-by-13-inch greased pan.

Pink or Green Layer
Mix next five ingredients. Spread over brownies when cool and refrigerate.

Frosting Layer
Mix remaining two ingredients together. When smooth, pour over pink or green layer.

Store in refrigerator. Take out a half-hour before cutting. Cut in small squares to serve.

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