Cookie Dough Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon canola oil

Recipe

• 1 for brownies, melt shortening and chocolate.
• 2 transfer to large mixing bowl.
• 3 blend in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• 4 add flour, salt and baking powder.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes in a 9x13 pan (grease bottom of pan).
• 6 cool completely.
• 7 for the cookie dough, cream the butter and sugars till fluffy.
• 8 add remaining ingredients, blending well.
• 9 spread over cooled brownies.
• 10 combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl.
• 11 microwave just until the chocolate is melted (about 1 min.), stir till smooth.
• 12 spoon glaze over cookie dough and spread carefully to cover.
• 13 sprinkle with chopped walnuts, if desired (i don't).
• 14 store in the refrigerator.