Now let me start by telling you a story about me and baking. I can't bake cookies to save my life. They never turn out. Whether it is because of the ingredients I put in them or that I forget they are in the oven or do preheat the oven or let the dough sit out on the floor too long I am not completely sure. I just can't seem to have them turn out. Brownies, however, I am excellent at.
It started when one night I got a craving for brownies and we did not have any brownie mix in the house. So I pulled out my trusty Betty Crocker Cookbook and looked up brownies. I made sure I had all the ingredients and went to town making homemade from scratch brownies. Ever since then I have been the brownie queen.
My favorite brownies to make are a Yule tradition. My mom when I was little would make peppermint brownies and I adored them, because mint and chocolate are the bestest thing ever.
Well you can see were this is going. I started to make peppermint brownies as a regular thing. This week I made a couple of batches of peppermint brownies and a pan of raspberry brownies, substituting raspberry flavoring for the peppermint flavoring.
I did cheat a little on these. Normally I make a glaze to go on top of homemade frosting. I didn't make the glaze and I did not make the frosting.
I bought frosting and added the flavoring to it. I just was not in the place to deal with it at the time. But the girls that got to eat them did not mind.
I brought a couple of plates into my work that night. They loved them. One place was for the closing staff and the second plate was for the following morning crew.
I had fun making them and have found out that baking with butter makes and even better brownie. I ran out of butter on the last pan and had to use margarine, they did not turn out as nice. I can't wait to make more and make the frosting and glaze style ones.
Once I do that I might actually put up the recipe... we will see.
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