Brownies and Bars — Recipes — Pancakes and Biscotti

White Chocolate Brownies

The classic brownie — fudgey texture, shattery top and all — switched up and made with all white chocolate.

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Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

These Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches take the nostalgic yet slightly hum-drum Klondike ice cream sandwich of my youth to new heights, thanks to the addition of two fudgey, rich, bittersweet brownies.

Gingerbread Blondies

Soft, chewy blondies spiced up for the holidays with the additions of ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves. Think of these as Blondies in their Christmas best.

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Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars

Here we've got a tantalizing mix of crunchy, salty pretzels, toasty, buttery caramel, crisp pecans, and a good layer of bittersweet chocolate. They mix salty with sweet and are therefore inevitably addictive, magical, and guaranteed to disappear in no time.

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Coffee Chocolate Chip Blondies

Blondies, all grown-up — here we have coffee and dark chocolate to replace the usual super sweet, milk chocolate blondies of your youth.

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Blueberry Pie Bars

Blueberry pie goodness in a portable, compact square, no fork, spoon, or plate required.

5-Ingredient Granola Bars

Homemade granola bars made wit just 5 ingredients — incredibly easy to make and so much better than storebought.

Brownies and Bars, Vegan, Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseJanuary 13, 2017american recipes, breakfast, easy, sweetComment

Salted Brown Butter Rice Krispy Treats

The classic American Rice Krispy treat taken to the next level with a pinch of salt and lots of nutty brown butter.

Dulce de Leche Brownies

These brownies are pure, intense fudge -- the very definition of fudge-y brownie -- their rich chocolate-y goodness interrupted only by pockets of sweet, gooey dulce de leche.

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Lemon Squares

These bars are boldly lemon-y -- not for the faint of heart -- with a generous amount of lemon zest in the filling to take the citrus flavor to another level, as well as a good dose of freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Dark Chocolate Gingerbread Bars

Gingerbread meets the brownie in this soft, chewy, and spicy dessert with a healthy dose of chocolate chunks to boot.

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Cheesecake Brownies

Thick, fudgey brownies with swirls of cheesecake throughout = pure dessert decadence.

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Perfect Fudge Brownies

The most perfect brownie I have ever baked or eaten, and probably my most baked recipe on the whole blog.

S'more Bars

If you ever wanted to make s'mores for a crowd, this dessert is essentially one big s'more baked in a pan, but made even a little more delicious because of the buttery, brown sugary crust.

Pecan Pie Bars

Sweet, crunchy, gooey pecan pie, made portable.

Brownie Pie

A quick and easy pie with a rich chocolate-y fudge brownie filling, perfect served warm with a scoop of ice cream or some fresh sweetened whipped cream. The was the very first recipe I ever baked on my own, and one that I still come back to 17 years or so later.