Mint swirl brownies
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ounces | Cream cheese -- softened |
| ¼ | cup | Margarine -- softened |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| ⅔ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅓ | cup | Chopped nuts |
| 1 | Unsweetened baking chocolate | |
| Squares -- melted and | ||
| Cooled | ||
| ½ | teaspoon | Peppermint extract |
| Green food coloring | ||
| 1 | Unsweetened baking chocolate | |
| Squares | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Margarine |
| 1 | cup | Powdered sugar -- sifted |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | tablespoons | Boiling water |
| Chocolate Glaze----- | ||
Directions
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Cream together cream cheese, butter, and sugar; beat in eggs. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Spoon half of the batter into another bowl; stir in nuts and chocolate. Drop chocolate batter from tablespoon checkerboard fashion into greased 9x9x2-inch baking pan. To remaining batter, stir in extract and food coloring. Spoon green batter into open spaces in baking pan. Swirl with spatula to marble; do not overmix. Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes.
Cool; pour Chocolate Glaze over top. Cut into bars. Chocolate Glaze: Melt one 1-ounce square unsweetened chocolate and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine over low heat; stir constantly. Remove from heat; stir in 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla till crumbly. Blend in enough boiling water (about 2 tablespoons) till of pouring consistency.
Recipe By : Homemade Cookies Cookbook, Better Homes and Gardens From: Date: File