York peppermint brownies

• 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine
• 34 cup applesauce
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup Egg Beaters egg substitute or 4 eggs
• 34 cup hershey's cocoa or 34 cup Hershey's dutch-processed cocoa
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 12 teaspoon baking powder
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) packageyork bites chocolate-covered mint candies
• 2 tablespoons Hersheys Chocolate Syrup

1. Heat oven to 350 F.
2. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
3. Place butter in large microwave-safe bowl.
4. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until melted.
5. Stir in sugar and vanilla.
6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition.
7. Add cocoa; beat until well blended.
8. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well.
9. Pour batter into prepared pan.
10. Bake 25 minutes; remove pan from oven.
11. Cover top of brownies with YORK Bites, spacing evenly.
12. Place back in oven.
13. Continue baking for 5 to 10 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan.
14. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
15. Cut into bars.

butter, applesauce, sugar, vanilla, egg beaters, cocoa, flour, baking powder, salt, packageyork bites chocolate, chocolate syrup

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/york-peppermint-brownies-37127 (may not work)