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Ice Skate Brownies

16 squares (1 ounce each) white baking chocolate
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
2 packages (10 to 12 ounces each) vanilla or white chips
1/4 cup plus 1/2 teaspoon shortening, divided
34 miniature candy canes
Red and blue gel food coloring

Chop half of the white baking chocolate squares.Set chopped chocolate aside. In
a small saucepan, combine the butter and remaining white chocolate squares. Cook
and stir over low heat until melted and smooth. In a large mixing bowl, beat
sugar and eggs until light and lemon-colored. Beat in the melted white chocolate,
vanilla and salt. Stir in flour. Fold in 1-1/2 cups of chocolate chips and
reserved chopped white chocolate. Spoon batter into a greased 15- x 10- x
1-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick

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Ice Skate Brownies cont.

inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Trace an ice
skate pattern onto tracing paper with pencil and cut out. Trace around pattern
onto cardboard and cut out for template. Using the template and a sharp knife,
cut out 34 skates from brownies, flipping the template over as desired to cut
some skates in reverse. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet and freeze for
15-20 minutes or until set. Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, combine
vanilla chips and 1/4 cup of shortening. Microwave at 70% power for 1 minute.
Microwave in 10-to-20 second intervals until chips are melted; stir until smooth.
Dip each brownie into melted vanilla chip mixture. Place on a waxed paper-lined
baking sheet. Let stand until set. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine remaining
chocolate chips and shortening. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1-2 minutes or
until melted; stir until smooth. Spread melted chocolate over the heel of each
skate. For skate blades, use knife to trim the curved end of each candy cane.
Referring to photo above for position, use remaining white chip mixture to attach
a candy cane to bottom of each skate. Referring to the photo for position, use
red gel to pipe laces on skates. Use blue gel to pipe a snowflake on each.
Finished size: Including candy-cane blades, each brownie measures about
2-1/4 inches high x 2-3/8 inches wide.

Yield: 34 brownies.