Peppermint Chocolate Brownies

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
• 2 ounces squares unsweetened chocolate
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 3 -4 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1 ounce square semisweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 in a microwave or double boiler, melt butter and chocolate.
• 2 cool slightly.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla.
• 4 add the chocolate mixture and mix well.
• 5 combine flour and salt and gradually add to chocolate mixture.
• 6 stir in nuts.
• 7 spread into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean.
• 9 cool on a wire rack.
• 10 in a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and extract.
• 11 add enough cream until frosting reaches spreading consisitency.
• 12 frost cooled bars.
• 13 melt chocolate and butter.
• 14 drizzle over frosting.
• 15 cut into bars.