Super-fudgy Frosted Peppermint Pattie Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 10 mini peppermint patties, quartered (they're easier to cut if they've been chilled a bit)
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup

Recipe

• 1 brownies: preheat oven to 350*f.
• 2 grease the bottom only of an 8" square baking pan; set aside.
• 3 melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate together in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth; remove pan from heat.
• 4 stir in the sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, and baking soda until well blended.
• 5 spread 1 cup batter evenly in the prepared pan; place the peppermint patties on top of the batter.
• 6 gently spread the remaining batter over the candy to completely cover them.
• 7 bake for 25-27 minutes, or until the brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.
• 8 cool completely.
• 9 glaze: melt the chocolate chips and butter together in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth; stir in the corn syrup.
• 10 remove pan from heat; let stand 10 minutes, or until mixture begins to thicken.
• 11 spread glaze over cooled brownies; cover and refrigerate until the glaze is set, about 10 minutes.
• 12 cut into bars.