Mint Chocolate Brownies

These brownies are super moist, super chewy, super fudgey, and full of great mint chocolate flavor!  I got this recipe from my 'The Best of Fine Cooking: Cookies' magazine which has great recipes including this brownies recipe that I also tried.  The original recipe called for using peppermint tea leaves (grinding them up and mixing them with the sugar), peppermint extract, and using unsweetened chocolate.  Instead, I omitted the peppermint leaves and the peppermint extract and substituted the unsweetened chocolate for mint chocolate.  I just used Chipits mint chocolate chips and the flavor that came throught was fantastic.  I decided not to frost these brownies because they were too good on their own.  These brownies are definately one of my new favorites and they just melt in your mouth!

Mint Chocolate Brownies

1 Cup butter, cut into pieces
1 Cup mint chocolate chips
1 Cup granulated sugar
2 Large eggs
pinch of salt
1/2 Cup all-purpose flour

1) Preheat oven to 350F and line a 8in square baking pan with parchment paper and grease the rest of the pan (the bars stick really well to the pan so make sure to grease everywhere)
2) Melt chocolate and butter in a heat proof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (make sure the water does not touch the bowl), stirring occasionally until mixture is melted and smooth
3) In a medium bowl whisk eggs, salt and sugar until well mixed, then pour in chocolate mixture and whisk until well combined
4) Gently add flour to chocolate mixture and fold in with a spatula until incorporated
5) Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 35-40min or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean with a few crumbs on it
6) Let brownies cool completely in the pan then cut and ENJOY!