Spiked Brownies

Name: Spiked Brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 39 brownies
Ingredients: 2/3 cup blanched whole almond, toasted; 1 (8 ounce) package semisweet baking chocolate; 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons Amaretto; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, softened; 1 tablespoon Amaretto; 1 tablespoon milk (1 to 2 tablespoons); 2 eggs

Submitted by Babs7

"These wonderful grown-up tasting brownies are a great addition to holiday cookie baskets. The Amaretto (what did you *think* they were spiked with????) adds a great flavor."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 39 brownies

ingredients

For the brownies
²⁄₃ cup blanched whole almond, toasted
1 (8 ounce) package semisweet baking chocolate
¹⁄₃ cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
1 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons Amaretto
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
For the Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, softened
1 tablespoon Amaretto
1 tablespoon milk (1 to 2 tablespoons)
2 eggs

directions

Heat oven to 350º and grease rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches.
Put 1/3 cup of the almonds in food processor.
Cover and process, using"pulse" button, util almonds are ground; set aside.
Chop remaining 1/3 cup almonds; reserve.
Melt chocolate and butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently; remove from heat.
Stir in ground almonds and remaining ingredients in brownie list.
Spread in pan.
Bake 22 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool completely.
Prepare Amaretto Frosting by mixing all ingredients in frosting list until smooth.
Spread frosting on brownies.
Sprinkle with reserved chopped almonds.
Cut into about 3 × 1-inch bars.