On your marks...Get set....

GO!

Did you know that there are only 

9 months 3 weeks and 5 days

OR 

296 DAYS 

until CHRISTMAS REALLY COUNTS?!?!?!
(remember... new deadline 10/31/12!) 

 DID YOU!?!?!? 

(Yep - I'm a little FREAKED out right now....) 

SO....

Because I am STILL working concocting planning dreaming 

well... doing SOMETHING for my  ULTIMATE plan

to be PREPARED 

and READY to ENJOY

Christmas 2012.... 

I'm going to share my 

THOUGHT PROVOKING treat.... 

that I am COUNTING on to get my "PLAN" complete! 

(the only thing I am missing is a COKE Icee! but... it's too late, cold and dark to go out by myself to get one... at least that is what the Mr. keeps telling me... so it's his fault that my PLAN is just not FALLING into place! HIS FAULT! :)) 

Any way...

BEST BROWNIES EVER!

(here's a BBE for your BFF!!!!  hee hee hee!!!) 

oh...it must be gettin' late.... 

Brownie Layer:

2 cups sugar
5 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 stick of butter PLUS 6 TBSP butter - melted 

(yes that is 14 TBSP butter total!  

(in my opera singing voice.... WORTH IT!  I promise!)
1 cup flour
2/3 cup baking cocoa
1 tsp salt

In a mixing bowl, beat together sugar, eggs, and vanilla.  Add butter, mix well.  Combine dry ingredients; add to batter and mix well.  Pour into a greased 9×13 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. (You don’t want to over bake them or they will be dry… Every oven is different, but mine took the full 30 minutes maybe a minute or two longer… just watch closely from 27 minutes on.  Insert toothpick in center to determine if done or not…)  Cool completely before frosting.  though!!!

Mint Creme Icing:

½  cup butter (1 cube), room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 TBSP heavy whipping cream

green food coloring

Beat all ingredients together until smooth, adding desired amount of food coloring.

(may need a little more cream, just depends….)

Chocolate Icing

½ cup butter (1 cube) room temperature

3 TBSP cocoa

3 TBSP heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla

2 ½ - 3 cups powdered sugar

Whip butter on high speed for 5 minutes.  Add cocoa, cream and vanilla to whipped butter and whip for about 3-4 minutes until smooth.  Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and whip each cup until smooth and creamy. (You may need to add more cream or less powdered sugar) Get to spreadable consistency.  Spread over the mint layer.  Place brownies in the fridge until about 30 minutes before serving…. Cut and serve… YUMMY! 

yeah...yeah...yeah.... I know LOTS of buter!!! 

BUT-ter (but they are) so good!!!!! 

I promise - you won't EVEN think about it when you bite into one....

(Let me know if you do though, I'll send a doctor over to check on you!) 

I know... not the BEST picture - 

But I wasn't claiming it to be...

Only claiming .... BEST BROWNIE EVER! 

Trust me...

HURRY to your kitchen and whip em' up!

I'm willing to bet ya - they won't be there too long! 

Now..... back to my PLAN! 

As soon as I have it all ironed out - 

I'll be back to share...

Until then...

ENJOY your 

CHOCOLATE

THOUGHT

PROVOKING

TREAT! 

mmmmmm-mmmmmmm!

Oh... PS- This recipe came from my great grandma!
And the recipe actually said "FRESH CHURNED BUTTER"...
But, I'm feeling a bit lazy today and decided to settle for the
"FRESH MARKET"... nope.... Kirkland Butter! That's what it was
Kirkland Butter!  :)