Toll House Brownies

Toll House Brownies are awesome. Really. These cookies start with that famous Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie flavor but made in brownie form. Then I drizzle a chocolate/vanilla glaze over top. Yes, please! These jewels are a chocolate lover’s delight and certainly addictive. But if you’re looking for a marvelous way to get your chocolate fix, then these brownies need to be on your “to make” list, pronto. 🙂

Years ago, John worked for the Baptist Convention of New England as the Business Administrator. We went up in early January 1990 and stayed almost seven years in the Northborough/Worcester area. Since we came from sunny Florida, the weather was a dramatic change. Call me crazy, but I loved shoveling snow and my kids enjoyed building igloos and playing ice hockey (sort of) on our ice-covered lawn.

We traveled all over New England while we were there. We climbed several mountains in New Hampshire (Monadnock and Cardigan) and Vermont. We tent-camped by streams in Mohawk Trail State Forest in Western Massachusetts. We cooked food over an open fire and enjoyed our share of S’Mores. We visited lighthouses in Cape Elizabeth, Acadia and across southern Maine. We drove across beautiful regions inNew Hampshire like Conway, and on up through the Green Mountains of Vermont. We hiked, fished, swam (yes, in that cold, cold water), and overall loved our New England experience.

These rich, delectable brownies are filled with miniature chocolate chips and pecan chips. Then they're drizzled with a luscious chocolate glaze. They're terrific for tailgating and holiday parties, potlucks, baby showers and backyard barbecues.

INGREDIENTS

BROWNIES:

2 sticks unsalted butter (1 cup)

• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 tsp.  vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/4 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 12 oz. pkg. miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecan chips (finely diced pecans)

CHOCOLATE GLAZE:

• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup white vanilla chips

INSTRUCTIONS

BROWNIES:

1. Cream butter, sugars, extract, eggs, baking soda and salt with an electric mixer until smooth.
2. Add flour, chocolate chips and pecans and stir until thoroughly combined.
3. Spread into a greased 9x13” glass baking dish.
4. Pat down and smooth top.
5. Bake at 350 approximately 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cool completely before adding chocolate glaze.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE:

1. Place chips in a microwaveable glass measuring cup and heat on high heat about 30 seconds.
2. Stir.
3. Continue microwaving over 100% power in 15-second intervals and stirring after each interval.
4. You may need a total of about 1 ½ minutes for the chips to melt down sufficiently.
5. Scoop icing into a plastic bag.
6. Cut off tip and squeeze icing over top of cooled brownies.

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