Crunchy Brownie Bars

Name: Crunchy Brownie Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 9x9 pan
Ingredients: 1/2 cup flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup quick-cooking oats; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 5 tablespoons butter; 1/3 cup cocoa; 2 eggs; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional); 1 unsweetened chocolate square (1 oz); 2 tablespoons butter; 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 tablespoons hot water

Submitted by Emily C

"Crunchy oatmeal layer, rich brownie layer, even richer icing layer. Oh yeah, it's good!!! These freeze well, are insane when warm and served with vanilla ice cream, and the recipe CAN easily be doubled to fit a 9x13."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 19
Yields:: 1 9x9 pan

ingredients

Oatmeal layer
¹⁄₂ cup flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 cup quick-cooking oats
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar
¹⁄₂ cup butter, melted
Brownie layer
5 tablespoons butter
¹⁄₃ cup cocoa
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₂ cup flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup chopped nuts (optional)
Frosting layer
1 unsweetened chocolate square (1 oz)
2 tablespoons butter
1 ¹⁄₂ cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons hot water

directions

Crunchy layer:.
Combine all ingredients and pat mixture into bottom of ungreased 9x9 pan. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
Brownie layer:.
Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in cocoa and remove from heat. Beat eggs & sugar together until thick and lemon colored. Add vanilla and chocolate mixture. Beat well. Stir in flour, salt, & nuts. Pour on top of crunchy layer. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
Frosting layer:.
Prepare frosting when brownies are cool. In saucepan, melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat & immediately add all other ingredients (add more water if necessary to make of pourable consistency). Beat until smooth. Spread over brownies while frosting is still hot. Let sit until firm. Cut into bars.
VERY RICH, so make the bars small!
Time to make is an estimate.

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Emily C

My name is Emily and I live in Raleigh, NC with my super cute lab mix, Violet. Dessert is my favorite food - cookies, cakes, pies, mousse, trifles, chocolate, fruit, coffee, whatever. If it has sugar in it, I LOVE IT. This means I also spend a good amount of time exercising :-) My degree is in interior design, but have abandoned the industry to be a consultant with Maddy Moo Creations, a design-your-own purse company. You pick the bag, choose the fabrics and options and VOILA!!! A customized creation. I am blessed to say that I truly love my life!

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