Black And Brownie Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups chopped chocolate or 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line a 9×9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil and lightly grease.
• 2 in a small, microwave safe bowl, melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate by microwaving in 30 second intervals and stirring frequently until chocolate is smooth. repeat with 1 cup chocolate in a second small bowl. set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. beat in the eggs one at a time, waiting until each is fully incorporated before adding the next.
• 4 beat in the vanilla, salt and flour, mixing just until all ingredients are combined and no streaks of flour remain.
• 5 transfer 2 cups of batter to a medium mixing bowl. add the melted chocolate and beat (by hand or with an electric mixer) to combine. pour into prepared pan.
• 6 top evenly with remaining 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
• 7 beat melted semisweet chocolate into remaining batter. drop small dollops of chocolate batter on top of the chocolate chip layer, then use a spatula to gently spread the chocolate batter into an even layer.
• 8 bake for about 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached.
• 9 allow to cool in pan, then lift the brownies out with the foil and slice into long, thin slices (12 slices by 3 slices).