Chocolate + Mint= a perfect combination, especially around the holidays! I am always looking for ways to dress up plain ol’ brownies and this is one of my favorites.
ServingServing: 12
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Ingredients
1cupbutter
8squares unsweetened chocolate
5eggs
3¾cupssugar
2teaspoonsvanilla
½teaspoonsalt
⅛almond extract
1⅔cupflour
1cupsemi sweet chocolate chips, optional
24small York Peppermint Patties, (one small bag should have 24, however I was ripped off and mine only had 23)
Melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate in a pan over low heat, stirring often. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt and almond extract for 3-4 minutes.
Add the melted chocolate mixture and flour. Mix until incorporated.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Spread half of the batter into the buttered pan. If you are using a kitchen scale, that is about 32 oz.
Unwrap your peppermint patties and line them up over the top of the bottom layer of batter.
Cover the patties with the second half of the batter.
Bake at 425 for 22 minutes.
Cool and then refrigerate at least 6 hours. Enjoy!
Notes
This could also be made with a boxed brownie mix. Follow the instructions on the box to make the brownies and substitute the batter for the homemade brownie batter.