----------------------------------BROWNIES---------------------------------- 1 c Sugar

1/2 c Butter

4 Eggs, beaten

1 c Flour

1/2 ts Salt

1 ts Vanilla

1 cn (16 oz) chocolate syrup

---------------------------CREME DE MENTHE LAYER--------------------------- 2 c Confectioners sugar

3 tb Green creme de menthe

1/2 c Melted butter

-----------------------------------GLAZE----------------------------------- 6 oz Chocolate chips

6 tb Butter

The creme de menthe layer adds a lovely color and flavor to these brownies. Preheat oven to 350?. In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add beaten eggs and blend well. Add flour and salt and mix well. Blend in vanilla and chocolate syrup. Pour batter into greased 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake at 350? for 30 minutes. Cool in pan. While brownies are cooling, make mint layer by mixing together sugar, creme de menthe and butter. Spread over cooled brownies. To make glaze, melt chocolate chips and butter together until smooth. Cool and spread thinly over mint layer. Chill until ready to serve. Cut into small squares. These brownies freeze well. Thaw at room temperature for two hours. Yield: 24. Terria Upshur, Silver Spring, MD Randy Shearer