Evil Mint Brownies

Minty brownies with delicious frosting. My mom and I make these for Christmas EVERY year (upon my request) for Christmas family get-togethers. They're the one thing that'll break my healthy eating streak for sure!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 30
• Yields: 24-30 brownie bars

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine
• 6  ounces  unsweetened chocolate
• 4  eggs
• 2  cups sugar
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 20  mini  peppermint patties (or one bag)
• 1⁄3 cup  softened butter
• 4  cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  peppermint extract
• 2  drops  green food coloring

Directions

1. Grease 13x9in. baking pan and set aside.
2. In a sauce pan, melt butter/margarine and chocolate over low hear stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in sugar and vanilla using a wooden spoon.
4. Add eggs one at a time.
5. Stir until just combined.
6. Stir in flour.
7. Spread batter into greased pan.
8. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.
9. When done, take out brownies and shut off oven.
10. Put mints on top of hot brownies (in single layer).
11. Out back in over for 7 minutes.
12. If they didn't spread evenly, lightly spread around top of brownies.
13. In mixing bowl, beat 1/3 cup softened butter/margarine.
14. Gradually add 2 cups of the powdered sugar, beating well.
15. Slowly beat in 1/4 cup of milk and both extracts.
16. Slowly beat in remaining powdered sugar.
17. Beat in additional milk, as needed, a little at a time to reach spreading consistency.
18. Tint with 2 drops of green food coloring.
19. Spread frosting onto brownies when they have completely cooled.