Friday, September 12, 2008

Chocolate Chip Brownies

This recipe is from Motherhood for Dummies
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 TBS vanilla extract

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325* degrees.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine butter and brown sugar; cool slightly. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to sugar mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Pour batter into a 9x13 pan. Bake for 25 - 30 mins. When almost cool, cut into squares.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

This recipe is from Mommy, What's For Dinner?
Brownie: *You can use this recipe which was given with the original recipe, or you can make your favorite brownies*
1/2 c. cocoa
1 1/2 c. flour
1c. Oil
4 eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla
2c. Sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 c.Chopped Pecans (opt.)

Mix and pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake @ 350 for 30 min. or until brownies test done.
Wait till completely cool before adding filling.

*Filling:
1c. Butter (softened)
1c.Packed brown sugar
1/2c. Sugar
4 TBS. Milk
2 tsp. Vanilla
2c. Flour
Mix well & spread over cooled brownies. Chill until firm.

Glaze:
1c. Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
1 TB. Shortening
Melt gradually until smooth. Immediately spread over filling.

Cut into small squares. Chill until ready to serve.

*I also added chocolate chips to the filling.

Ranch Sesoned Chicken

4-6 chicken breasts
1 pkg. Ranch Dressing mix
black pepper
paprika
olive oil

In a 9x13 pan, drizzle olive oil. Place chicken breasts in pan and sprinkle with Ranch seasoning. Lightly sprinkle black pepper and paprika. Bake at 350 until done and chicken is no longer pink.