Mint Chocolate Brookies

Ingredients:

• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• 1 bag andes mints baking pieces

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350º
2. Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips and butter in a pot over low heat.  Make sure to stir constantly to avoid the chocolate burning. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the eggs, sugars, vanilla, baking powder, and salt on high speed for 5 minutes.  (This step is really important so make sure to beat them for the full 5 minutes!!)
4. Reduce the speed to low and mix in the melted chocolate mixture
5. Add the four and cocoa powder and mix until just combined
6. Mix in the chocolate chips and andes mints
7. Scoop dough onto a baking sheet covered with parchment paper
8. Bake for 8 minutes.  The cookies should look set on the edges but still wet in the middle.  Don’t over bake them or the cookies will get dry.