MINI BROWNIE BARS

By mamacasma

Ingredients

• Brownies
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Toppings
• 2/3 cup canned vanilla frosting
• Toasted shredded coconut, chopped Andes mints, chopped pretzels, chopped pecans, warmed bottled hot fudge and caramel

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat one Brownie Bite pan or two 12-cup mini muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Microwave butter and chocolate together for 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Mix in flour, sugar and salt. Whisk in eggs and vanilla until smooth. Transfer batter to a plastic bag. Snip off a corner and squeeze batter into indentations. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool in pan(s) on wire rack.

3. Once cooled, remove brownies to a platter. Transfer frosting to a plastic bag and snip off a corner. Pipe onto brownies, then top with toasted coconut, chopped mints, chopped pretzels or chopped pecans. Drizzle hot fudge over the mints and pretzels and caramel over the pecans.