Swirled Andes Mint Gooey Brownies
Christmas has never felt like Christmas much to us since we moved out here, at least not in the New England Christmas way that we’re used to. No snow, no fire in the fireplace, we usually just wrap up one of our potted citrus trees with some lights and call it a day. We don’t cry about though. We love our Christmas here! We walk downtown and get Chinese food on Christmas Eve, go surfing in the morning and basically just eat and drink all Christmas day, opening presents whenever we feel like it. There’s no agenda, nowhere to drive to, and lots of jingle cats to be listened to.
This year has been especially hard to get into the spirit because the weather has been really hot, and there are wildfires raging up both north and south of us.
I decided to make these brownies today to try and up the Christmas feeling. It is a recipe that my Grandma (or was it my Aunt?) used to make for Christmas every year back in Connecticut. I’m pretty sure they just used a box of brownie mix which is fine, but if you really want these to be special you’ve got to make your brownies from scratch. They’re really not hard.
The recipe below is the recipe I use every time I make brownies. It is an adaptation from a Real Simple recipe I found a while back and it gives the most gooey, moist brownies with excellent chocolate flavor. I think you’ll enjoy.
Have fun!
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