PEPPERMINT PATTY BROWNIES: National Peppermint Patty Day

Today is National Peppermint Patty Day! Peppermint Patties are candy made from a simple recipe of butter, powdered sugar, corn syrup and peppermint extract. 

For today's holiday, here's a easy recipe for Peppermint Patty Brownies, because you can never have too many Brownie recipes. Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.

PEPPERMINT PATTY BROWNIES

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups butter
3 cups white sugar
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
5 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
 24 small peppermint patties

Directions  
Mix butter, sugar, and vanilla. Beat in eggs till well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Blend well. Reserve 2 cups of batter, set aside
Grease 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Spread remaining batter in prepared pan. Arrange peppermint patties in a single layer over batter about 1/2 inch apart. Spread reserved 2 cups batter over patties.
Bake 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes till brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. E