Creme de Menthe Brownies

You can also use bourbon in place of the creme de menthe!

Ingredients:
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 cup plus 10 T butter
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
3 T creme de menthe (or 1/2 cup plus 3 T bourbon)
1 box powdered sugar
12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
Green food coloring

Brownie layer:
Melt the chocolate and 3/4 cup of the butter together.
Beat the eggs and granulated sugar together. Add the butter/chocolate mixture. Add the flour and nuts(optional).
Grease a 9x13 Pyrex pan. Put the batter into the pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 25 minutes.

Middle layer:
If using bourbon, spread 1/3 cup of the bourbon over the brownie layer with a pastry brush. Cool this layer.

Use a food processor or mixer to cream 1/2 cup of the remaining butter with the powdered sugar and the remaining 3 T bourbon or 3 T of creme de menthe. Add a couple drops of green food coloring if using the mint version. Spread this mixture over the brownie layer. Chill or freeze to set.

Top layer:
Melt the chocolate chips with the remaining 6 T of butter. Spread over the chilled middle layer, working as quickly as possible. Store the brownies in the refrigerator or freezer.

Makes 4 dozen small brownies.