The past two weeks I have given much consideration to what I wanted to post next.  I had narrowed it down to one of three possibilities: strawberry rhubarb pie, chocolate chip cream cheese bars, and double chocolate chip brownies.  While I am sure that eventually, all three will end up being covered at some time in my blog, I hope you enjoy what I decided to go with this week.


 When I bake I have several brands that I prefer to use.  This week's recipe comes courtesy of one of my favorite brands, Nestle®.  I found this recipe on the back of a bag of their chocolate chips while I was in college.  It was an instant hit and I have made it many, many times since.

 NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE®

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIES

INGREDIENTS:

2 C. (12 oz pkg.)  NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
1/2 C. (1 stick) butter or margarine, cut into pieces
3 large eggs
1 1/4 C. flour
1 C. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 C. chopped nuts

DIRECTIONS:

 Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

 Melt 1 C. morsels and butter in large saucepan over low heat; stir until smooth.  Remove from heat.  Stir in eggs.  Stir in flour, sugar, vanilla and baking soda.  Stir in remaining morsels and nuts. 

 Spread into prepared pan.

 Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky.  Cool completely in pan on wire rack.  Cut into bars.

~Sometimes I like to change things up a little bit and I'll drizzle caramel over the top of the brownies right after they come out of the oven. (I was almost out of caramel when I took this picture, otherwise, there would be more caramel drizzled over the top).

~Once the caramel and the brownies have had time to cool down, I'll sprinkle powdered sugar over the top.

~If you would like, you can gently shake the pan to more evenly distribute the powdered sugar over the top of the brownies.

~I cut the brownies into 28 pieces, 7 rows of 4.

~I have gotten used to not baking with nuts, there are a lot of nut allergies out there, and I never know who will end up eating what I make.  So  I tend to just leave out the nuts unless otherwise requested.