Mint Brownies

Mint Brownies

INGREDIENTS:

½ cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

4 eggs, room temperature

16oz chocolate syrup

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup flour

½ tsp salt

FILLING:

½ cup butter, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tbsp water

½ tsp mint extract

3 drops green food coloring

TOPPING:

10 oz mint chocolate chips

½ cup + 1 tbsp butter, cubed

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well. Beat in syrup and vanilla. Add flour and salt; mix well. Pour into a greased 13x9 inch pan. Bake for 30 minutes (top of brownies will still appear wet). Cool on a wire rack. 

For filling, in a small bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar; add water, extract, and food coloring until blended. Spread over cooled brownies. Refrigerate until set. 

For topping, melt chocolate chips and butter. Cool 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread over filling. Chill. Cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Lemon Chews

I have never made this recipe until this year. It’s a keeper! Perfect for Christmastime. 

Lemon Chews

INGREDIENTS:

Crust:

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

Filling:

15 oz can condensed sweetened milk

1 1/2 cups crushed graham cracker crumbs

1/2 cup coconut

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cream butter. Add flour and sugar. Press onto 13x9 greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Cool.

Combine the filling ingredients until blended. After you have baked the crust and it has cooled a bit, get a piece of wax paper and spray one side with a little bit of nonstick spray. By spoonfuls put the filling all across the crust so that it is dotted all over the crust .Then put the waxed paper spray-side down on top of the 13x9 cookie sheet and just sort of spread it on top with your fingers so that it's uniformly covering the crust as best you can.Works so much better than using your sticky fingers trying to smooth out the center later on to the crust!

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Frost WARM with following:

1 cup confectioners sugar

2 TB fresh lemon juice

1 TB melted butter.  

Mix all together until smooth and pour over coconut mixture while still warm. Let cool and cut into whatever size you want them!

Cream Cheese Brownies

I love cream cheese AND brownies, so this recipe just makes sense to me! Enjoy!

Cream Cheese Brownies

INGREDIENTS:

2/3 cup butter

¼ cup water

1 ½ cups sugar

12 oz chocolate chips

2 tsp vanilla

4 eggs

1 ½ cups flour

½ tsp each salt & baking soda

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16 oz cream cheese, softened

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

2 tsp vanilla (or peppermint)

In pan, bring to a boil: butter, water, & 1 ½ cups sugar. Take off heat and stir in chocolate chips. Add 2 tsp vanilla. Beat in 4 eggs, one at a time. Stir in: flour, salt, & soda. Pour into greased 13 x 9 inch pan.

Stir together: cream cheese, eggs, 1 cup sugar, and 2 tsp vanilla. Drop by spoonfuls and then marble with knife. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until done.

Chocolate Brownies

One of my mom's recipes. Want delicious brownies? Put away the brownie mix and mix up this recipe - you won't be disappointed!

Chocolate Brownies:

1 ½ cup flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 ½ cup sugar
2/3 cup butter
4 tbsp hot water
24 oz (3 cups) chocolate chips, divided
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts (opt)

Mix sugar, butter, & water - bring to a boil. Remove & add 1 ½ cup chocolate chips & vanilla. Cool completely. Add eggs, stir in remaining ingredients; rest of chocolate chips. Pour into greased 13 x 9 in pan. Bake at 325° for 35 minutes.