Chocolate Cookies Brownies Bars

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1st Place
Marlana Knab
Claysburg Farm Show–Blair County

Ingredients

  • Brownies
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 PA Preferred eggs–Weis brand
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup PA Preferred milk–Ritchey’s Dairy
  • 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup of special dark chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup Reeses Peanut Butter chips
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • Frosting
  • 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl cream butter, cocoa, and sugar together. Slowly mix flour a
nd then cocoa powder together. Mix eggs and vanilla together and slowly add to cocoa mixture. Mix chips into batter then pour over 9 X 13 baking dish. Bake 35-40 minutes or until tooth inserted near middle comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely on wire rack.


Frosting
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter. Stir until smooth.
Spread over top. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm. Cut into bars.
Yields 2 dozen