Before I get started, I've decided to do a baking blog instead of what I was doing before (random things like a journal).
I baked some brownies fresh today. They are mint chocolate chip with candy cane on top. I modified a regular brownie recipe to make minty ones. I added a quarter teaspoon of mint extract and half a cup of mint chocolate chips. We crushed about half of one candy cane and sprinkled it on top before putting it in the oven for half an hour. After taking them out, we all had a taste... SO GOOD!!!! They were gooey - not to gooey and they were warm and moist and just minty enough. We'd give them 5 stars!!!!!! (out of 5)
This is the recipe I followed:
- 3 tbsp cocoa
- 1/3 cup shortening (I used butter)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
- 3/4 cup whole wheat or all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 mint chocolate chip
- about half a candy cane crushed on top
