I have eaten about 2 bags of Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses since I first laid eyes on them in the store. This is very bad. First of all, I actually do not really enjoy chocolate. So the fact that I literally cannot stop eating these little candies is just astounding to me. Also, I'm not a big candy person. I'd rather snack on some fruit.However, being as obsessed with these things as I am, I wanted to bake something using them. Being a college student, and having no money, means that I often have a pretty pathetic pantry. Luckily, I always keep baking things on hand [sometimes its just better/cheaper to eat cookies for dinner]. On this particular day, I was running out of baking items, so I turned to store-bought brownie mix. True story, this is a way to make a mix look like its a really fancy treat!
I used my Pampered Chef hand chopper to get the kisses into tiny pieces, and then sprinkled them on top of the brownies. They were good, with just a hint of minty taste here and there. If I made them again, I'd probably put them in the middle of the brownie batter, so they'd be a surprise when you bit it, and hopefully would retain a bit more chocolatey texture.
But hey, you can't go wrong with brownies :)
