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Mint Chocolate Brownies

Recipe From: Sally's Baking Addiction
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Ingredients
  

Brownie Layer

  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter
  • 8 oz Semi sweet chocolate coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups Light brown sugar Packed
  • 4 Large Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp All purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

Mint Frosting Layer

  • 1/2 cup Unsalted butter Room temperature
  • 2 cups Confectioners sugar
  • 2 tbsp Milk
  • 1 1/4 tbsp Peppermint extract
  • Optional: 1 drop liquid or gel green food coloring

Chocolate Layer

  • 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
  • 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Instructions
 

Brownie Layer

  • Melt butter and chocolate in a saucepan on medium heat. Stir constantly until completed melted and combined.
  • Remove from heat and pour into mixing bowl, allow to cool for about 10 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan with foil or paper and leave an overhang on the sides. (set aside)
  • Whisk granulated sugar and brown sugars into the cooled chocolate/butter mixture. Add eggs one at a time and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the vanilla.
  • Gently fold in salt, flour and cocoa powder. Pour into your baking pan and bake for 35 minutes. My oven runs hot, so it took only 30 minutes to cook completely. It's highly recommended to check your brownies at 30 minutes. (You know its complete when you insert a toothpick and only a few crumbs come out.)
  • Brownies need to completely cool IN THE PAN before you move them to a wire rack. Once cool, lift the foil and move to the wire rack. Leave uncut and to the side until you have the mint frosting layer ready.

Mint Frosting Layer

  • In a medium or large bowl, use a mixer and beat the butter on medium until smooth and creamy. 2 minutes should do the trick. Once completed add confectioners sugar and milk. This takes another 2 minutes on medium speed and then high speed for another minute.
  • Add peppermint extract (if you want a more mild mint flavor start with half the extract and add as desired) as well as your green food coloring. Beat on high for a minute. Take your frosting and evenly distribute it on top of your uncut brownies. Then place your brownies in the fridge to set on the brownies (1 hour minimum-up to 4 hours).

Chocolate Layer

  • In a saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate. Stir consistently as it will stick if you don't, this will take about 5 minutes. Once melted with no lumps, pour over your brownies. Start pouring in the middle and then spread out to the edges with a spatula. Let the brownies chill in the fridge (1 hour minimum-overnight).
  • Once chocolate has been chilled and is set (firm), remove from fridge and cut into squares with a sharp knife. Cover tightly and place leftovers in the fridge.