St. Patrick's Day Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• brownie mix (with chocolate syrup pouch)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (10 ounce) bag mint-flavored chocolate chips (1 1/2 cups)
• 1 (1 lb) container vanilla frosting
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 2 drops green food coloring, if desired
• reserved mint-flavored chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 -3 teaspoon hot water

Recipe

• 1 1. heat oven to 350°f grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan. in medium bowl, stir brownie mix, chocolate syrup, water, oil and eggs using spoon, about 50 strokes or until well blended. stir in pecans and 1 cup of the chocolate chips (reserve remaining chocolate chips for glaze). spread batter in pan.
• 2 2. bake 28 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out clean or almost clean. cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 3 3. in medium bowl, stir all frosting ingredients using spoon until well blended. spread frosting over brownies.
• 4 4. in 1-quart saucepan, heat reserved chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter and the corn syrup over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted. stir in hot water, a few drops at a time, until mixture is thin enough to drizzle. drizzle over frosted brownies. refrigerate about 30 minutes or until glaze is firm. for brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.
• 5 *don't like mint? try using raspberry-flavored chocolate chips for the mint ones and tint the mint frosting pink.