Chocolate Mint Sticks

Total Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup almonds, ground
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar (sifted)
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
• 3 beat eggs.
• 4 add melted butter and sugar.
• 5 beat well.
• 6 add melted chocolate and peppermint.
• 7 beat.
• 8 add flour and nuts.
• 9 mix well.
• 10 pour ingredients into prepared pan and bake 25-30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 11 remove from oven and set on trivet or rack to cool.
• 12 prepare filling.
• 13 in small bowl, thoroughly blend butter and cream.
• 14 add sugar and peppermint.
• 15 mix well.
• 16 spread evenly over cooled baked layer.
• 17 prepare frosting.
• 18 melt chocolate and butter together in small pan over low heat.
• 19 when filling is completely firm, spread frosting mixture on top.
• 20 refrigerate until chocolate is firm.
• 21 cut into 3/4 by 2 1/4 inch strips.