Mint chocolate chip brownies

When my boyfriend josh told me he liked mint chocolate I just had to make these yummy mint chocolate brownies for him. I kinda went overboard with the icing but I tend to do that with sweets. Sugar lover problems...

Ingredients:

Brownies

1/2 cup butter

1 cup unsweetened chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate (I used semi-sweet)

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

Frosting

1/4 cup butter

2 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

1 1/2 to 3 tbs milk (or cream)

1/2 tsp peppermint extract

green food coloring

Chocolate topping

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup mint chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9-inch baking pan. 

In a large bowl whisk together sugar and eggs. 

Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler (boil pot of water and reduce heat to low, place metal bowl on top with chocolate and butter inside) 

Add chocolate mixture to sugar mixture. Add vanilla and combine. Stir in flour and salt until throughly combined. 

Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes until fork or toothpick comes out clean. Let completley cool.

With an electric mixer, cream the butter and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy. Add milk a tablespoon at a time. Beat in peppermint extract and green colouring until desired shade. 

Frost cooled brownies. Let chill in fridge for 45 minutes to 1 hour. 

Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips in double boiler. Poor chocolate onto brownies, smooth with a knife. Sprinkle mint chocolate chips on top. Let chill in fridge for 45 minutes until chocolate has hardened. 

Cut into squares.

Yum!