Mint Brownies

Ingredients

Brownies

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 Tbsp. honey
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Mint Layer

• 5 Tbsp. butter, softened
• dash of salt
• 3 Tbsp. milk
• 1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
• 2 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
• 1-2 drops green food coloring (optional)

Chocolate Topping

• 12 oz. chocolate icing (use your own recipe or purchase a container of milk chocolate frosting)

OR

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350� Grease a 9x13 pan.
2. Melt butter and mix in the cocoa. Allow to cool.
3. Add honey, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
4. Fold in nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
5. To prepare mint layer: In a medium bowl, combine softened butter, corn syrup, salt, and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth and fluffy.
6. Add mint extract and food coloring and combine well. Add milk gradually until the consistency is a little thinner than cake frosting.
7. Spread mint icing over completely cooled brownies. Place brownies in freezer or fridge for a little while to stiffen up the icing. It needs to be set before you spread chocolate frosting on.
8. Remove brownies from freezer and carefully spread the chocolate layer over the mint layer. (If you're doing a chocolate ganache topping instead, microwave the butter and chocolate chips in a small microwaveable bowl on high for 30-60 seconds. Continue to heat at 30 second intervals until they are smooth and the chocolate is completely melted. Then spread over the chilled mint layer.)
9. They can be stored in the refrigerator (my favorite) or served at room temperature.