Angela's XOXO Shortbread Brownies Recipe

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Everyone loves a brownie. This one has a buttery crust with a sweet finish, thanks to the touch of candy on top. —Angela Kamakana Baptista , Hilo, Hawaii

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Angela's XOXO Shortbread Brownies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + cooling Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cold butter, cubed
1 package fudge brownie mix (13-inch x 9-inch pan size)
8 striped chocolate kisses, unwrapped
8 milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped
1/2 cup M&M's minis

Directions

In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 17-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
Prepare brownie mix batter according to package directions; spread over crust. Bake 23-28 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake). Immediately top with kisses and M&M's, spacing evenly and pressing down lightly to adhere. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Yield: 16 servings.

Originally published as Angela's XOXO Shortbread Brownies in Taste of Home August/September 2012, p27