Shelly's Recipe

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BARS WITH VANILLA GLAZE

Category: Bars

1 3/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups butter, divided
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 tsp mint extract, divided
2 cups (12 oz pkg) SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

VANILLA GLAZE (recipe follows)

Heat oven to 350. Grease 13x9 inch baking pan.

Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in 3/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Beat in eggs and 1/4 tsp mint extract; spread mixture in pan.

Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Melt 1/2 cup butter with chocolate chips in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1/4 tsp mint extract. Pour over baked layer. Let stand 20 minutes or until slightly set. Drizzle VANILLA GLAZE over top. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Cut into bars. About 24 bars.

VANILLA GLAZE: Stir together 3/4 cup confectioners sugar, 5 tsp milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. About 1/3 cup glaze.