YORK PEPPERMINT PATTIE BROWNIES

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Yield 36 brownies

Number Of Ingredients 9

24 small (1 1/2") York Peppermint Patties
1 1/2 cup (3 sticks) butter, melted
3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
5 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350F (325F for a glass baking dish). Remove wrappers from peppermint patties. Grease 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan. Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Add eggs; beat until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; blend well. Reserve 2 cups batter, spread remaining batter in prepared pan. Arrange peppermint patties about 1/2" apart in single layer over batter. Spread reserved 2 cups batter over brownies. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool in pan on wire rack; cut into squares.