Recipe Wednesday: Chocolate Mint Bars

Chocolate Mint Bars

“Brownies mint” by Gabriela is

licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Ingredients:

  Base:

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• ¼ cup cocoa
• 1 ½ cup flour
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts, optional

  Frosting:

• 4 Tbsp. butter
• 2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp. milk
• 2 tsp. peppermint extract
• Green food coloring

  Topping:

• 3 oz. (90 gm) coating chocolate
• 3 Tbsp. butter

Directions:

Base:  Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add cocoa, flour, salt, and nuts. Mix well. Pour into greased 9×13 pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool.

Frosting:  Cream butter; gradually add powered sugar, milk, peppermint extract, and food coloring. Frost cake and let set until frosting is firm.

Topping:  Melt chocolate with butter, spread over frosting. Chill 30 minutes, then cut into bars.

Rich and sweet, but good!

-Jessica