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Double-Decker Brownies

Double-Decker Brownies
With two taste-tempting layers and savory frosting, no one will be able to eat just one of these brownies! -Heather Hooker, Belmont, Ontario
18 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • CHOCOLATE LAYER:
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • Pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • BUTTERSCOTCH LAYER:
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup butterscotch chips
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
© Taste of Home 2013

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Double-Decker Brownies (continued)

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine butter and cocoa until smooth. In a large
  • bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in chocolate mixture. Combine flour
  • and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture just until blended.
  • Stir in walnuts. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan; set
  • aside.
  • For butterscotch layer, in a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar
  • until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour and
  • salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts.
  • Spoon over chocolate layer. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or
  • until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool on a wire
  • rack.
  • For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar
  • and milk; bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the
  • heat; gradually stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Quickly
  • spread over brownies.
  • In a microwave, melt the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and
  • shortening at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional
  • 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over
  • frosting. Yield: 3 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 452 calories, 21 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 82 mg cholesterol, 199 mg sodium, 63 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013