Peppermint Brownies

BROWNIES:

Mix well:

1 C. melted butter 

3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted  

2 cups sugar 

4 eggs

Add and mix well:  

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

3/4 cups nuts (walnuts, pecans)

Bake :

in a greased 9x13 pan at 350° for 30 minutes.  Cool thoroughly before frosting.

FROSTING:

Cream together:  

6 tablespoons soft butter

2 cups powdered sugar       

Add and mix well:  

4 tablespoons whipping cream

1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

green or pink food color if desired

Spread over cooled brownies.  Set in refrigerator or other cool place.

TOPPING:

Melt together: 

 2-3 tablespoons butter

6-oz package chocolate chips (or 1 cup)

Drizzle or spread over brownies.

via: Patricia Rowley who says, "In the late 1960s or maybe 1970 I acquired this recipe from someone in the East Millcreek Sixth Ward (Salt Lake City) where we lived for about 6 1/2 years.  There was much panic in my house (and in Kenneth's) in December 2012 when for a while, I couldn't find the recipe. Had it not been found, it would have been a tragedy of a magnitude heretofore unknown to mankind."