Dessert / Cookies: Creme De Menthe Brownies

Crème de Menthe Brownies
From Mary Carey

Ingredients
2 sticks margarine
1 cup water
4 Tablespoons cocoa
2 cups flour
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup buttermilk*
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup buttermilk
2 ½ - 3 cups confectioners sugar
1 ½ stick soft butter
5 Tablespoons of Crème De Menthe liqueur
Glaze:
1 ½ cup chocolate chips
8 Tablespoons butter
a little milk

Directions:
In a saucepan, boil 2 sticks margarine, 1 cup water, 4 Tablespoons cocoa. In a large bowl, add 2 cups flour, 2 eggs, 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ cup buttermilk*, 1 teaspoon baking soda. Add the saucepan mixture to the bowl, as well. Stir with mixer and pour into greased jelly roll pan (16” x 12” pan). Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool.

In a bowl, combine 2 ½ -3 cups confectioners’ sugar, 1 ½ sticks soft butter, 5 Tablespoons Crème de Menthe liqueur. Mix well. Spread the brownies with the Crème de Menthe mixture. Freeze until hard.

Once brownies have hardened, glaze them. To make glaze, combine 1 ½ cup chocolate chips, 8 Tablespoons melted butter, a little milk.
Cool a bit and spread quickly on top. Then freeze. Cut into squares after it thaws a bit before serving

Note: You can make your own buttermilk by adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to milk sand it will become thick like.)

Keeps in freezer at least 4 weeks.