Mint Brownies

• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ¾ cup sifted all purpose flour
• ½ cup chopped walnut meats
• ½ tsp. vanilla
• 16 chocolate peppermint patties, broken

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and cool. Add molasses and sugar and mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Sift flour and salt together, add along with nut meats and vanilla; mix well. Line an 8×8 inch pan with wax paper; grease. Pour ½ of mixture into pan. Sprinkle with Mints; cover with remaining batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out dry. Cool 5 minutes, remove from pan and cut into 16 squares.