This is just about the greatest brownie ever made! This is probably the most requested recipe I have. These are an adaptation from the original one my husband’s family would make at Christmas time. His sister Sheri tried it with the cream cheese frosting, making them absolutely incredible. They are very rich, so I like to cut them small.
Brownie Bottom: You can use this recipe, or any box mix or recipe you like.
My Brownie Recipe
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
⅔ cup cocoa
½ tsp baking pwd
½ tsp salt
½ cup chocolate chips for the top
Combine oil, sugar, vanilla and eggs, stir well with wooden spoon. Add dry ingredients and stir well. Pour into greased 9×13 pan . Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes, or until edges begin to pull away from the sides. Let them cool completely, and stick them in the fridge to get cold.
Cream Cheese Topping: (You’ll use only half, so you could opt to only make half a batch)
1 LB powdered sugar (4 cups)
1 tsp vanilla
6 TBLS butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat until creamy. Spread 1/2 of the frosting over top of cold brownies, making the frosting as level and smooth as possible. Return to fridge to cool again. (Save the other half for another batch, or something else. It stores well in the fridge.)
Final Topping:
1 stick butter, melted
2 TBLS unsweetened cocoa powder.
Combine well then pour on top of cream cheese frosting. Tilt pan until chocolate covers the entire top. Return to fridge or cool place to harden. Cut into small pieces.
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