Peppermint Cream Brownie Bars

• 4 oz unsalted butter
• 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 oz butter, salted or unsalted at room temperature
• 3 cup confectioners sugar
• 2 tbsp cream, heavy, light or half and half. I used heavy.
• 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
• 12 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup shaved chocolate peppermint cAndy, such as Andies mints or sprinkles or leave un garnished

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Line a 9 by 13 inche baking pan with foil, allowing ends to extend over sides of pan for easy removal of brownies.
3. Spray foil with non stick spray
4. MAKE BROWNIE BASE
5. In a medium bowl melt butter and chopped chocolate until melted in microwave carefully,let cool to room temperture
6. In a large bowl beat eggs, vanilla and sugar an just until well combined 1 minute
7. Add chocolate/butter mixture and stir just until.combined
8. Add flour and salt and stir just until uniform in color
9. Pour into prepared pan
10. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center has a few moist crumbs
11. Cool in pan 30 minutes then.lift out using foil and cool completely before adding peppermint cream
12. MAKE PEPPERMINT CCREAM FILLING
13. Beat butter until creamy, add sugar, cream and peppermint extract and beat until light and fluffy.
14. Add more drops of cream if it seems dry or to thick
15. Spread evenly over cooled brownies, and freeze at least 1 hour before glazing
16. MAKE CHOCOLATE GLAZE
17. Melt chocolate in microwave until just melted and smooth
18. Working very quickly pour warm chocolate over frozen peppermint cream spreading evenly, apply any garnish immediately before chocolate sets
19. Cut into bars.
20. Store in refrigerator.
21. These freeze very well.
22. Wrap Individually, put in freezer bag and they are ready when to are!

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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/351107-peppermint-cream-brownie-bars (may not work)