Mint Brownies Recipe

Combine flour, sugar, chocolate-flavor syrup, eggs, and butter or margarine in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat 1 minute on medium speed.

Turn batter into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. (Top may still appear wet.) Let cool in pan on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, prepare Mint Cream and Chocolate Topping (allow Chocolate Topping to cool 10 to 15 minutes before spreading on cooled brownies). Spread Mint Cream over the cooled brownies.

Pour slightly cooled Chocolate Topping over mint layer. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Cut into bars. Top with chocolate-mint candy curls, if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

MINT CREAM: Combine powdered sugar, butter, water, mint extract, and green food coloring, if desired. Beat until smooth.

CHOCOLATE TOPPING: Combine semi-sweet mint-flavored chocolate pieces or semisweet chocolate pieces and butter or margarine in a small, heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat till chocolate melts, stirring frequently. Or, microwave in a small microwave-safe bowl on 100 percent power (high) for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally.

NOTES : To make two-tone, chocolate-mint curls, use a vegetable peeler to shave curls from the side of a layered mint.