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                      Decadent Halloween Brownies

Recipe By     : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel       Cookies And Brownies
               Holidays

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2      cups          (4 sticks) unsalted butter
 16      ounces        chocolate chips
  6      ounces        unsweetened chocolate
  6                    eggs
  2      tablespoons   instant espresso powder
  2      tablespoons   vanilla extract
  2 7/8  cups          sugar
  1      cup           flour
  1      tablespoon    baking powder
  1      teaspoon      salt
  2      cups          chocolate chips
  2      cups          chopped walnuts
  1      tub           prepared vanilla frosting
  1      tub           prepared chocolate frosting
                       Orange food coloring (or mix red and
                       yellow)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt together butter, chocolate chips and
unsweetened chocolate in top of double boiler until smooth. Set aside
and allow to cool to room temperature.

In large bowl, whisk together eggs, espresso powder, vanilla and sugar.
Stir in cooled chocolate mixture; combine well. Stir in flour, baking
powder and salt. Mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chips and
walnuts. Pour into buttered 15-by-10-inch baking pan.

Bake 30 minutes in preheated oven. Let cool completely in pan on rack.
Cover and
chill overnight.

In large bowl, whip vanilla frosting until light and fluffy, using
electric mixer. Use food coloring to dye frosting deep orange color.
Using favorite cookie cutters such as pumpkins, cats or leaves, cut
shapes out of chilled brownies, carefully loosening from pan with
spatula. Decorate brownies with frosting. Makes about 1 dozen.

This recipe is from Cristina Ferrare, host of The Family Channel's "Home
& Family" show





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