Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        ***BROWNIE***
  1                cup  butter -- softened
  2               cups  granulated sugar
  4                     eggs
  2          teaspoons  vanilla
  4             ounces  unsweetened chocolate
                        melted
  1                cup  unsifted all-purpose flour
     3/4           cup  chopped pecans or walnuts
                        ***FILLING***
  2               cups  confectioners' sugar
  4        tablespoons  butter or margarine
                        softened
  2        tablespoons  milk
     1/2    tablespoon  peppermint extract
  1               drop  green food -- (1 to 2)
                        coloring -- if desired
                        ***GLAZE***
  2             ounces  sweetened chocolate
  2        tablespoons  butter or margarine

Preparation:

Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan. 2. With an electric mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla until light, 2 minutes. Add the chocolate and mix well. Stop the mixer and fold in the flour then the nuts. 3. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake just until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 minutes. Cool completely. 4. For the filling, mix all ingredients until smooth. Spread in an even layer over the cooled brownies. 5. For the glaze, melt chocolate with butter; mix well. Pour over filling and gently tilt pan so glaze covers the entire surface. Refrigerate until glaze is set; cut into squares or sticks. For holiday cookie trays, cut the brownies into small squares and decorate them with holiday finery.

Nutritional Information:

130 Calories (kcal); 9g Total Fat; (61% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 40mg Cholesterol; 79mg Sodium