Ali’s Heath Bar Brownies

Everybody loves Ali’s Heath Bar Brownies, especially Pa Sutter…

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar, sifted
  • 1 cup brown sugar, sifted
  • 8 ounces butter, melted and cooled at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups cocoa, sifted
  • 2 t vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup flour, sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Mini Heath candy bars

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan.

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars, whisk well. Slowly add melted butter and vanilla. Whisk until combined. Then add the salt, flour and cocoa.

Pour half the batter into prepared pan, lay out as many Heath Bars as you would like on top of the batter, then cover with remaining batter, for extra credit add crushed Heath Bar on top, bake for 45 -60 minutes. Check the brownies with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean. When it’s done, move to a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut into the brownies until mostly cool.

Gramzie’s Cream Cheese Brownies

Here’s what you need to make a batch of Gramzie’s Cream Cheese Brownies…

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg (4oz) Baker’s German Sweet Chocolate
  • 5 T. butter
  • 1 pkg (3oz) cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 T flour
  • 1 1/2 teas. vanilla
  • 1.2 teas Baking powder
  • 1/4 teasp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsifted all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/4 teas. almond extract

Directions

Melt chocolate with 3 T. butter over low heat, stirring constantly.  Cool.  Cream remaining butter with cheese.  Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar;  cream well after each addition.  Blend in 1 egg, 1 T flour, and 1/2 teasp vanilla.  Set aside.

Beat 2 eggs until thick and light in color.  Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating until thickened.  Add baking powder, salt, and 1/2 cup of flour.  Blend in chocolate mixture, nuts, 1 tsp vanilla and the 1/4 teasp of almond extract.  Spread about half in a greased 8 or 9 inch square pan.  Spread cheese mixture over top; spoon on remaining chocolate batter.  Zigzag through batter with spatula to marble.  Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes.  Cool and then cut.  Makes 16 to 20.