Cherry Chocolate Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips (divided)
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup unsifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup quicker quaker oats
• 2/3 cup maraschino cherry, chopped (divided)
• 1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in 2-quart heavy saucepan on low heat, melt 1 cup chocolate chips with butter, stirring constantly; remove from heat. stir in sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• 3 gradually add flour, baking powder and salt to chocolate mixture. fold in oats, nuts, 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/3 cup chopped cherries.
• 4 spread into greased 9 x 13" pan.
• 5 bake at 350 f for about 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6 cool on rack.
• 7 cut brownies 4 by 6 across pan to make 24 squares.
• 8 sprinkle remaining chopped cherries over top.
• 9 in small heavy saucepan on low heat, melt remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips and shortening, stirring constantly.
• 10 drizzle chocolate over top of brownies to make a lacey pattern.
• 11 chill about 15 minutes to set chocolate. recut brownies.
• 12 >from the kitchen of: carole source: ghiradell i.