Chocolate Mint Bars

The Holiday Season can be all kinds of crazy for

everyone.

I am no exception.

I work full time, try to manage a house,

have a Husband, Special Needs Son,

two crazy dogs and an aquatic turtle.

When I bake, I need to be quick, and simple.

These bars fit the bill perfectly.

You can whip them up in like 5 minutes,

and have a delicious treat for the family,

to take to a Christmas Party, or give as a

gift.

A cake mix, some mint chocolate chips and a

few other kitchen samples, and you are done!

When I decided to make these last weekend,

I planned on using a chocolate cake mix,

but sadly I did not have one, so I used a yellow cake mix,

and added some cocoa powder and some brown sugar.

The result was a think, soft and delicious almost

cake like bar.  You could also put some icing on them

and call it a snake cake.

What ever floats your boat, I will not judge.

Just make them, they will make you smile!

Here is a quick tip that I always do when baking bars,

I line my pan with aluminum foil before baking.

When done baking and completely cooled, simply lift the

bars out of the pan, and cut squares  with a bench scraper.

The result is perfectly cut bars that look great on a

platter and are sure to wow your recipient.

As a bonus, the pan is completely clean! 

Bonus points right there!

Chocolate Mint Bars 

Printable Version

The Cookie Puzzle

1 Yellow Cake mix

1/4 cup cocoa (I used Hershey's Special Dark)

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1/4 cup butter, melted

1/4 cup water

1 package Nestle Dark Chocolate Mint Chocolate Chips

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Spray 9x13 cake pan with Non-stick spray or line with foil.

 

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine, cake mix, cocoa, brown sugar, eggs, butter, and water.

Mix on low until combined.  Turn mixer to medium and beat for 2 minutes.  Gently stir in chocolate mint chips.  Bake for 23-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.  Cool completely, cut into bars.

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