York Peppermint Patty Brownies

[wesleysgirl]

Just posting this so I don't lose track of the recipe. I haven't made them in a long time. They are so rich and delicious (I mean, seriously -- 3 sticks of butter? 3 cups of sugar? 5 eggs?) and the fact that they're pepperminty makes them seem like a winter holiday thing to me.

1 1/2 c. (3 sticks) butter, melted
3 c. sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla
5 eggs
2 c. flour
1 c. Hershey's cocoa
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
24 sm. York Peppermint Patties, unwrapped

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13"x9"x2" baking pan.

In large bowl stir together butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs; stir until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend well. Reserve 2 cups batter; set aside. Spread remaining batter in pan. Arrange peppermint patties in single layer over batter, about 1/2" apart. Spread reserved batter over patties. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool in pan on wire rack; cut into squares. About 36 brownies.

Comments

[tsavoritegarnet.livejournal.com]

You know, that "unwrapped" has to be specified kind of worries me.

I see the rich, but I'd count it as a double recipe by pan size. I'm going to save a copy of it, for future playing with . :-)

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes; anyone who'd put them in still wrapped would be in for a nasty shock.

Good point about the fact that it's a double recipe. They're great to take to potluck type things because there's no way anyone could eat more than one a day on their own.

[tsavoritegarnet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I like that sort of thing. Before cow's milk was a problem in my house I used to take artichoke dip, because at least at a potluck I could be sure I wouldn't accidently eat the whole thing myself -- cause it's popular. :-)

I can't see the recipe as I type, so maybe I just missed it, does it specify large or small peppermint patties? My pharmacy sells some mini ones, that may or may not be York, but are pretty good, and I can imagine decorating with them, still wrapped, unbaked, somehow.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Mmm, that sounds good...

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

They are very, very good. Nice to take to a holiday party or potluck type thing.

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

I'm totally on a sugar high just reading your lj this Christmas.

Also very jealous that I will never eat any of this yummy stuff.