Grasshopper Squares
kristi wrightson
i remember having these when we were young at Christmas. mrs. Louise submitted them to the Bethany cookbook and I am sooo glad.
ingredients
- Batter:
- 1 1/2 cup sifted flour
- 2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons instant cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup butter
- 2 Tablespoons corn syrup
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cup nuts, coarsely chopped
- Frosting:
- 2 cups sifted 10x sugar
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 4 Tablespoons soft butter
- 1 teaspoon mint extract
- Chocolate Glaze:
- 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 2 tablespoons butter
directions
- 1
1. Sift first 4 ingredients into mixing bowl. Add butter, eggs, vanilla and corn syrup. Mix thoroughly.
- 2
2. Add nuts and spread batter evenly in greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan and bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until done. Cool.
- 3
3. Combine ingredients of frosting and beat. Spread over cooled squares and let set.
- 4
4. When frosting is firm, melt chocolate and butter for glaze in the top of a double broiler and spread on at once.
- 5
5. Cut into squares or bars.
notes
In the Bethany cookbook these were the additional instructions: "Original recipe said it makes 10 dozen squares. I usually get 8 dozen at the most."
Source: kristi wrightson
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