Domino Brownies

Name: Domino Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray; 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ tsp baking soda; ¾ tsp salt; 3 ¼ cups granulated sugar; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter; 3 tbsp water; 6 oz unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped; 3 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; Cream Cheese Frosting (see below)

Play “dominoes”—and the winner gets to eat them! (That’s okay. They’re really brownies.)

Get into the spirit of playing with your food. Cut these scrumptious make-ahead brownies into rectangles and ice them to look like dominoes. Enjoy a spirited game—and then eat the winning piece!

Makes 24 servings

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¾ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp salt
3 ¼ cups granulated sugar
¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter
3 tbsp water
6 oz unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting (see below)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Liberally spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
Combine sugar, butter and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boiling. Stirring constantly, boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and add chocolate; stir until melted. Cool briefly.
Stir eggs, one at a time, into chocolate mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture and stir well. Spread batter in prepared baking dish.
Bake 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few crumbs attached. Cool brownies in pan on a wire rack. While brownies cool, prepare Cream Cheese Frosting (see below). Spread or pipe frosting on cooled brownies.

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