Go Irish Brownies

These are a good luck charm!!
(serves 16)

Brownies:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking powder
1/2 t. sea* salt
4 squares milk*, dark*, or semi-sweet baking chocolate (1 oz. each)
1/2 cup Kerrygold* butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur
2 eggs, beaten

Irish Cream Frosting:
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened*
2 T. Kerrygold* butter, softened
2 T. Irish Cream Liqueur
3-4 drops green food coloring
1&1/2 cups powdered sugar

Drizzle:
1 square (1 oz.) your choice of baking chocolate

Preheat oven to 350. To make the brownies: Butter an 8" square pan. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Melt chocolate and butter in a microwave safe med. bowl. Watch carefully. Stir to blend. Stir in sugar and liqueur. With a whisk beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour mixture. Spread batter in buttered pan. Bake for 20-25 mins. Remove from oven and place pan on a wire rack to cool.

To make the frosting: In a mixer bowl beat cream cheese and butter until well mixed and smooth. Add liqueur and food coloring. Mix well. Gradually mix in powdered sugar. Prepare drizzle: Melt chocolate. Frost the cooled brownies with green frosting and then drizzle with melted chocolate. Score where you want to cut bars (so that chocolate won't break up when you cut the cooled bars). Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow frosting to firm up.

"Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyone's garden."

Have FUN and Happy Friday!!

Love,

MM