Description

These brownies are definitely special. They are rich and luscious, their texture is between fudge and cake and the whiskey is mild but still assertive. Feel free to omit the alcohol, especially if serving to children.

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter
• rounded 1/2 c. bittersweet or dark chocolate chips (or 3 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped)
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• dry ingredients:
• 1 c. flour
• 2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder (Hershey's Special Dark)
• 1 t. salt
• 3/4 t. baking powder
• glaze:
• 4 T. butter
• rounded 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips (or 3 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped)
• 1 T. cocoa powder
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1 T. whiskey (or dark rum, Baily’s Irish Cream, Amaretto, Kahlua or just leave the alcohol out)
• 2/3 c. roughly chopped toasted walnuts

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 inch baking pan or line it with long sheets of parchment paper to lift the brownies out for easier cutting.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan; add the chocolate; stir over low heat to melt completely. Whisk or beat in sugar until smooth; remove from heat.
3. Beat in the eggs, one at a time; add in vanilla.