GHIRARDELLI PEPPERMINT BROWNIES

GHIRARDELLI PEPPERMINT BROWNIES image

Yield 16 squares

Number Of Ingredients 12

Cooking Spray
Flour for dusting
1 bar (4 ounces) 100% Cacao Unsweetened Baking Bar
16 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
10 Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate with White Mint Filling Squares
4 small candy canes, crushed

Steps:

Heat oven to 350F. Spray 9-inch-square baking pan with cooking spray; dust with flour, tapping out excess. In double boiler over hot water, melt chocolate and butter. Cool to room temperature. In large bowl with electric mixer or whisk, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, peppermint extract and salt until combined. Beat in chocolate mixture; gently stir in flour. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake about 45 minutes or until knife inserted into brownies comes out clean. Arrange mint squares on top in one layer; place brownies in oven 1 minute. Spread melted mint squares with spatula to frost brownies evenly; sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Cool completely cut into 16 squares.