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1992 3rd Place: Chocolate Mint Sticks

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Serving Size :36
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Categories :Bars and Cookies Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 c Butter --softened
2 c Granulated sugar
4 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
Melted
1 c Unsifted all-purpose flour
3/4 c Chopped pecans or walnuts
2 c Confectioners' sugar
4 tb Butter or margarine
Softened
2 tb Milk
1/2 ts Peppermint extract
1 2 Drop green food
Coloring --if desired
2 oz Sweetened chocolate
2 tb Butter or margarine

Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes 1. Heat oven to 350
degrees. Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan. 2. With an electric mixer, cream
the butter, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla until light, 2 minutes. Add
the chocolate and mix well. Stop the mixer and fold in the flour then the
nuts. 3. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake just until a toothpick
inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 minutes. Cool completely. 4. For
the filling, mix all ingredients until smooth. Spread in an even layer over
the cooled brownies. 5. For the glaze, melt chocolate with butter; mix
well. Pour over filling and gently tilt pan so glaze covers the entire
surface. Refrigerate until glaze is set; cut into squares or sticks. For
holiday cookie trays, cut the brownies into small squares and decorate them
with holiday finery. Jill Kaltenhaler of Homewood, Illinois from the
Chicago Tribune fifth annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December 3,
1992 From: Fred Ball Date: 27 Feb 99


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