York Sensational Brownie Recipe

Submitted by LadyLaura

"My mom made this for Christmas dessert in 1989 and I still remember it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 36

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups butter or 1 1/2 cups margarine, melted
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 5 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 24 peppermint patties, unwrapped (small)

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 13 X 9 X 2 inch baking pan.
3. In large bowl stir together butter, sugar and vanilla with spoon or wire whisk.
4. Add eggs and stir until well-blended.
5. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend well.
6. Reserve 2 cups batter and set aside.
7. Spread remaining batter in prepared pan.
8. Arrange peppermint patties in single layer over batter, about 1/2 inch apart.
9. Spread reserved 2 cups of batter over patties.
10. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan.
11. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
12. Cut into squares.