1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
4 (1-ounce) squares baking chocolate
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Mint Frosting
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
5 drops purple (or whatever color you want) food coloring
4 cups powdered sugar
Chocolate Glaze
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. In a large bowl, cream together sugars and butter until fluffy. Beat in eggs until well blended; set aside. In a small bowl, microwave baking chocolate for 1 minute. Stir and continue to heat at 10-second intervals just until melted. Add melted chocolate to the sugar and butter mixture. Add vanilla.
2. In a separate bowl, stir together flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
3. Spread batter into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few fudgy crumbs.
4. When brownies are cool, frost with Mint Frosting and refrigerate for an hour. Drizzle Chocolate Glaze over frosting before serving.
Makes about 15 brownies.
Frosting: Mix butter, milk, peppermint extract, and food coloring together. Add powdered sugar and mix well.
Glaze: Microwave butter and chocolate chips together on high power for one minute. Add vanilla and stir. Randomly drizzle glaze over frosted brownies.
*Recipe taken from Essential Mormon Celebrations by Julie Badger Jensen
