"Mama's" Mint Sticks

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give "Mama's" Mint Sticks a try. This recipe serves 48. One serving contains 51 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of sugar, salt, confectioners sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease and flour a 9” square cake pan.

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All Purpose Flour

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Cake Form

Oven

In a medium bowl whisk together flour and salt. Set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In a double boiler, melt chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. Set aside until cool to touch.

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Chocolate

Butter

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Double Boiler

Beat eggs until foamy and stir in sugar, melted chocolate, vanilla and peppermint extract.

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Peppermint Extract

Chocolate

Vanilla

Sugar

Egg

Add flour, salt and chocolate chips, and mix thoroughly.

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Chocolate Chips

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Pour into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool while making filling.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Frying Pan

In the bowl of a stand mixer combine butter, sugar, cream, peppermint extract and vanilla and mix until smooth.

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Peppermint Extract

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Spread thinly over cooled brownies. Return brownies to refrigerator while making glaze so filling has a chance to harden (a few minutes in the freezer will also do the trick).

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Glaze

To prepare glaze: Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler stirring until smooth.

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Chocolate

Butter

Glaze

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Double Boiler

Remove from heat and set aside until it's cool to touch. Dribble glaze over the chilled firm filling. Tilt the pan back and forth until glaze covers the entire surface. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

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Glaze

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Frying Pan

Cut into strips 2 1/4” long and 3/4” wide. Return strips to freezer until you're ready to serve.