I spread half the brownie batter across the bottom of the pan and then evenly spaced 16 snack size York Peppermint Patties over the batter. The results are dense and fudgey with that thin crinkly wisp of chocolate that bakes up across the top. It’s my favorite basic brownie recipe using chocolate chips instead of cocoa powder. If you want the exact specifics of the brownies shown in these photos, here it is: I used a 9 X 9 pan (my original recipe calls for an 8 X 8, but I exploded mine in the oven one day… now 9 X 9 works just fine for me.) and THIS brownie recipe. Also if someone can procure some Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tagalongs for me I will… I don’t really know yet, but I’ll do something super thankful and great. Thin mint Girl Scout Cookies? Ohhhh my gosh yes. And here’s the great thing about brownies: you can pretty much put whatever you want in them. I’ve had a a couple of readers use After Eights with total success. I’ve had a few inquiries about the brand of peppermint patty– I always use York, but I don’t think it matters. All ovens cook differently- mine runs super hot – so if you’ve had problems with a York Peppermint Brownie mess, check your oven temp. 350 instead of 325 made a few peppermint patties bust through the top of the brownies. I made a few batches and couldn’t figure out the problem… until I bumped the temperature up a little bit. Several readers have contacted me about the peppermint patties rising up and making an ugly (but delicious) mess out of these brownies. Teaching is SO her calling.Īnyway, besides the photos looking like I set a toddler loose with a cheap camera phone, I’ve had several comments and even more emails asking for photos of the finished product as well as a little help. Most of what I’ve picked up in the photo department has been from the Tasty Food Photography e-book written by Lindsay from A Pinch of Yum. Not that I’m any kind of professional food photographer now or anything… ummmm no. The problem is that it was one of the very FIRST recipes I ever posted, so the photos were GARBAGE. This recipe has gotten more views than any recipe I have ever posted since I’ve been writing this blog… ever.
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