| bars, cookies, and goodies |
| This chapter contains recipes for all of the sweets you dreamed of as a child: cookies, brownies, tarts, and bars. But these treats delight grown-ups as well. The colorful fruit tartlets, coffee-spiked biscotti, and luscious ladyfinger sandwiches will dress up your buffet table or liven any business meeting. |
| And many of these sweets are practical truffles and coffee balls, for instance, can be prepared ahead of time and kept frozen or refrigerated in sealed bags, ready to bring out for unexpected guests or special occasions |
| I have made dozens of cookies from these recipes for tasting panels that included children, teenagers, and adults, all of whom keep asking me for more! |
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| Cappuccino Brownies |
| One 12 x 7 ½ x 2-inch baking pan |
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| The easiest recipe in the book! For those who wish to be winners the first time around I suggest this delight. Cut them and keep them in the pan if desired. Then freeze them unfrosted, and serve them to unannounced guests alone or with ice cream, caramel coffee sauce, or just powdered sugar. |
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- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) butter
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons Concentrated Coffee Syrup (page 000) or brewed espresso
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar, optional
- Mocha Buttercream Frosting (page 000), optional
- Coffee Whipped Cream (page 000), optional
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- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Butter and flour a 12 x 7 ½ x 2-inch baking pan.
- Place the chocolate and butter in a glass bowl and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Mix with a fork until evenly blended.
- Combine the eggs, coffee, vanilla in a medium bowl and mix.
- Place the sugar, flour, salt, in a large bowl and mix. Pour the chocolate and egg mixtures into the bowl and mix with a fork or spatula.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes. Set aside to cool completely in the pan.
- If desired, before serving sprinkle with powdered sugar or frost with a thin layer of Mocha Buttercream Frosting.
- Cut the individual brownies and top with whipped cream flowers, if desired. Serve.
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