Cookie Recipes
Mint Swirl Brownies
Ingredients
Brownie
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup chopped nuts
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Several drops green food coloring
Chocolate Glaze
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 3 tablespoons cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons boiling water
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Brownie
- Cream together cream cheese, butter and sugar; beat in eggs.
- Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture.
- Spoon half the batter into another bowl; stir in nuts and cocoa.
- Drop chocolate by tablespoonsful, checkerboard fashion, into a greased 9-inch square pan.
- To remaining batter, add peppermint extract and green food coloring.
- Spoon green batter into spaces between chocolate batter. Swirl to marbleize, but do not over-mix.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes.
- While dough is baking, prepare Chocolate Glaze.
Chocolate Glaze
- Beat ingredients together until smooth.
- Remove brownies from oven and pour chocolate glaze over top.
- Cut at once into bars, then cool.