Butter Fudge Fingers Recipe

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These scrumptious brownies get dressed up with a delicious browned butter frosting. The combination is delightfully different and assures they vanish fast around the house or at a party. -Peggy Mangus, Worland, Wyoming

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Butter Fudge Fingers Recipe

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 60 Servings

40 20 60

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, cubed
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
4 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans
BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
GLAZE:
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, beat eggs and salt until foamy. Gradually add sugar until well blended. Stir in chocolate mixture. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to batter. Stir in pecans.
Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a large heavy saucepan, cook butter over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Pour into a large bowl; beat in the confectioners’ sugar, cream and vanilla until smooth. Frost bars.
For glaze, in a microwave, melt the chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Drizzle over bars. Yield: about 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 130 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 89 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Butter Fudge Fingers in Taste of Home December/January 1998, p27