Sweet Tooth Saturday!

My boy and I are staying with my sister Tonya for 2 weeks, so I thought I would post some or her recipes for the next couple of weeks. She is more into the Savory recipes but still has some great Sweet ones too. She is a great cook and I love to have dinner at her house because she is always trying new recipes. These brownies are AWESOME! Give them a try sometime.

Chocolate Mint Brownies

Brownies

Cream together:

1 cup softened butter or margarine

2 cups sugar

Add:

4 eggs

1/2 cup cocoa

Mix in:

1 1/2 cups flour

Spread in greased a sheet cake pan (jelly roll pan). Sprinkle the top with chocolate chips. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

Mint Filling

Cream together:

5 Tablespoons softened butter or margarine

3 Tablespoons milk

Add:

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/4 teaspoon mint extract

a few drops green food coloring

Frost cooled brownies.

Chocolate Frosting

Cream:

6 Tablespoons softened butter or margarine

Add:

1/2 cup cocoa

2 2/3 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup milk, a little more may be needed to reach spreading consistency

1 teaspoon vanilla

Frost on top of mint filling.