Recipe For Cooking Peppermint Fudge Brownies

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Peppermint Fudge Brownies

2 C. semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 C. unsalted butter
4 eggs, at room temperature
1 C. sugar
1 tea. vanilla extract or flavoring
1/2 C. flour, sifted
1 tea. baking powder
1/2 C. coarsely chopped pecans
1 C. semisweet chocolate chips

Grease a 13 x 9-in. baking pan; set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt chocolate chips and butter in top of a double boiler set over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Beat together eggs and sugar in a med. mixing bowl on med. speed. Add vanilla extract or flavoring. Blend in melted chocolate mixture. Lower speed, and add sifted flour and baking powder; blend well. Fold in nuts and remaining 1 C. chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 min. Cool completely.

Frosting
3 C. powderedsugar
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 C. unsalted butter, softened
6 to 8 Tbsp. milk
1/2 C. crushed hard peppermint candy
Whole peppermint candies (optional)

Beat together powderedsugar, cream cheese, butter and 4 Tbsp. of the milk in a lrg. mixing bowl on med. speed of electric mixer until smooth. Add additional milk, one Tbsp. at a time, to achieve desired spreading consistency. Stir in crushed peppermint candy. Spread topping over cooled brownies. Cut into bars. Top each brownie with additional whole peppermint candy, if desired.