About This Blog!

I want to share some recipes that I really like and new ones that I try. I love cooking and I love to bake. I'm always trying new recipes and making some up along the way. One of my favorite things to do is to cook with Savannah with me in my flirty apron, and Savannah in her princess one. Savannah will say " SIT SIT," which means that she wants the chair to stand on next to the counter, then she says, "RIGHT THERE," and points to where she wants it. I'll give Savannah her own bowl and spoon, in hopes that she will be too busy with that to want to make a mess with the ingredients or eat them. She loves to eat flour and once tried coco. She made a face, then tried some more. She's also eaten a bell pepper as if it were an apple. I didn't get mad with her because I felt that it was awesome that she was eating a vegetable!...and it was cute.She loves to help me pour. That's always her job.It's so much fun to make memories with her in the kitchen cooking with me! I hope that you can try these recipes and that you will enjoy them with your family and friends. I would love to hear your feedback on what you think of each recipe! Have fun cooking!

Chocolate Mint Brownies

These are the greatest mint brownies ever! I found this recipe at Taste Of Home last year. They have my favorite recipes. These brownies even taste better the next day! They are so moist! I love to make them for family events. Everyone loves them, or at least they say they do! This next weekend my sister-in-law asked me to make them for my nieces baptism and I'm having my mother in'-law make them the next day for after Xander's blessing. They're that yummy!For the topping chocolate mints I like to use Andes mints. You can find them in the baking section at Wal-Mart. I've looked for them at other stores and it's hard to find them elsewhere. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 can (16 ounces) chocolate syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 
  FILLING:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 3 drops green food coloring
• 
  TOPPING:
• 1 package (10 ounces) mint chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter, cubed

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in syrup and vanilla. Add flour and salt; mix well. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes (top of brownies will still appear wet). Cool on a wire rack.
• For filling, in a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar; add the water, extract and food coloring until blended. Spread over cooled brownies. Refrigerate until set.
• For topping, melt chocolate chips and butter. Cool for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread over filling. Chill. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator. Yield: 5-6 dozen.

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling