Chocolate Mint Brownies

1-1/2 C Butter, melted
1 C Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
3 C Sugar
4 Large Eggs
2 C All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla
3 (4.67 oz.) boxes individually wrapped chocolate-covered mints, unwrapped (andes mints)

Preheat oven to 350. Line a 13x9" baking pan with heavy -duty aluminum foil. Lightly grease foil. In a med. bowl, combine melted butter and cocoa, stirring well; set aside. In a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy (about 5 minutes). Slowly beat in butter mixture. Add flour, salt and vanilla beating just until combined. Spread half of the chocolate mixture into prepared pan. Place mints, side by side in an even layer over chocolate mixture completely covering chocolate mixture. Carefully spread remaining chocolate mixture over mints, sealing to edges. Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool in pan completely. Cut into squares and serve.