Double-chocolate Mint Bars

Description

 * Makes about 24 bars and about ⅓ cup glaze

Ingredients

 * 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
 * 1 cup granulated sugar
 * ½ cup Hershey's cocoa
 * ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
 * 1½ tsp baking powder
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * 1¼ cups (2½ sticks) butter or margarine, divided
 * 3 eggs, slightly beaten
 * ½ tsp mint extract, divided
 * 2 cups (12-oz pkg) Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
 * 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
 * Vanilla glaze (recipe follows)

Vanilla glaze

 * ¾ cup powdered sugar
 * 5 teaspoons milk
 * ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
 * 3) In large bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
 * 4) Cut in ¾ cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
 * 5) Beat in eggs and ¼ teaspoon mint extract; spread mixture into pan.
 * 6) Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
 * 7) In saucepan over low heat, melt ½ cup butter with chocolate chips, stirring constantly.
 * 8) Stir in sweetened condensed milk.
 * 9) Remove from heat; stir in remaining ¼ teaspoon mint extract.
 * 10) Pour over baked layer.
 * 11) Let stand 20 minutes or until slightly set.
 * 12) Drizzle vanilla glaze over top.
 * 13) Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
 * 14) Cut into bars.

Vanilla glaze

 * 1) Mix ingredient together until smooth.