"Get the Sensation" Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, melted
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 5 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 24 york miniature peppermint patties, unwrapped

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Grease 13 x 9 baking pan.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, whisk together butter, sugar and vanilla.

4. 4

   Add eggs and stir until well combined.

5. 5

   Combine dry ingredients and blend well with wet ingredients.

6. 6

   Reserve 2 cups of batter and set aside.

7. 7

   Spread remaining batter in prepared pan.

8. 8

   Arrange Peppermint Patties in a single layer over batter, about 1/2 inch apart.

9. 9

   Carefully spread reserved 2 cups of batter on top.

10. 10

    Bake for 50- 55 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan.

11. 11

    Cool completely on wire rack and cut into squares.