Brownies

Coconut Macadamia Brownies

Again these delicious morsels are made with a box of store bought brownie mix, but you wouldn't know it after tasting them!
Topping
3 oz softened cream cheese
2 Tbsp. softened butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp flour
1 egg
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (Guittard are my favorite)
1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts
Using a hand mixer, combine the cream cheese, butter, sugar and flour beating until smooth. Beat in the egg. By hand, stir in the chocolate chips, coconut, and macadamia nuts until blended.
Prepare brownie mix according to package directions except also stir in a 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips and 1/3 cup of chopped macadamia nuts into the batter. Pour batter into a greased 9"x9" pan, spreading evenly. Spoon the topping mixture over the batter (as evenly as possible). Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 - 40 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Remove to wire rack and cool completely.
To dress them up further, you can drizzle over more melted semi-sweet chocolate prior to cutting into squares. To do this, just melt 1 cup chocolate chips in the microwave for 20-30 seconds in a plastic Ziploc bag. Snip a tiny hole in the corner of bag and squeeze to create drizzles.

 

 

OATMEAL BROWNIES

2-1/2 cups oatmeal, uncooked
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 pkg. brownie mix + ingredients needed on box
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350° F. Grease bottom only of 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan. Mix oats, flour, brown sugar, and baking soda; stir in margarine. Reserve 1 cup of the oat mixture. Press remaining oat mixture in prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes; cool 5 minutes. Prepare brownies as directed on package; stir in nuts. Spread over baked oat layer; sprinkle with reserved oat mixture. Bake 35-40 minutes; cool. Cut into bars. Yield: 48 brownies.