Brownies with Mint Frosting and Chocolate Glaze
{"Ivory Family Favorites" Cookbook}
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, room temperature
4 eggs
4 1-ounce squares of unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla

Mint Frosting
4 tbsp butter, softened
2 tbsp evaporated milk
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
*Drops of colored food dye

Glaze Topping
6 tbsp butter
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
2 tsp vanilla

In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter, until fluffy. Beat in eggs until well blended, then add the melted chocolate. Mix the dry ingredients all together, and then add slowly to creamed mixture along with vanilla. Spread in a greased 9 x 13 pan, and bake for 30 minutes at 325 (please do not over bake these-- these can't be dry!). You want to take them out when they're slightly underdone.Let cool.For the mint frosting, combine the butter, milk, and sugar with an electric beater until smooth. Add peppermint extract (* I didn't have any on hand, so I simply replaced it with vanilla). Spread onto cooled brownies.For the glaze, melt butter and chocolate in a double broiler (aka, put a heat-proof bowl on top of a pan with boiling water), slowly and stirring all the while. Remove from heat once it's all melted and add vanilla. Pour over cooled, frosted brownies.Cut into squares .