Chocolate Mint Brownies

SUBMITTED BY: S. Hynek PHOTO BY: Caroline C

"Moist brownies are topped with a layer of mint creme and a rich chocolate glaze for a tempting treat any time of year."

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 2 dozen

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INGREDIENTS

1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (16 ounce) can chocolate syrup
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons creme de menthe liqueur
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
6 tablespoons butter

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup of white sugar and 1/2 cup of butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and chocolate syrup. Combine the salt and flour; mix into the batter just until blended. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until the brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Let cool.
In a medium bowl, mix together 1/2 cup melted butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in creme de menthe liqueur. Spread over the cooled brownies and allow to cool completely.
Combine the chocolate chips and remaining butter in a microwave safe dish. Heat for 1 minute in the microwave, stir, then continue to heat at 30 second intervals, stirring each time, until melted and smooth. Spread over the top of the brownies. Allow to cool completely before cutting into 2 inch squares.

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Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2004 by schmerna

I used a teaspoon of mint extract instead of creme de menthe. Quite tasty.

13 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2006 by ecaldwe1

I received a lot of compliments on this. I used a box brownie mix for this (cuts way back on the preparation time); for the mint topping, I only used 1 cup of powdered sugar for the 1/2 cup of butter, and instead of creme de menthe used 1 1/2 tsp of mint extract. This made it not too sweet. After it cooled in the fridge applied the chocolate topping,then placed back into fridge overnight and brought into work next morning. Coworkers loved it.

7 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2003 by HINA

i cannot even begin to express how excited i am to find this recipe! my friend's hubby recently bought a batch for $24(!!!) at a fundraiser and she served them to us at a playdate at her house. we all flipped out over them. i've been bugging her husband to get the recipe from the person who baked these, but no success so far. on a whim, i decided to do a search on this site and allrecipes.com came thru for me once again! thank u, thank u, thank u! the only thing different about the batch i tasted was that there were chocolate chips in the brownies and the middle layer frosting was tinted green. thank u soooo much, s. hynek! love, hina

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