Categories: Cookie Bars- Fruit Bars- Brownies

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. orange extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional
• 2 to 3 Tbsp. amaretto liqueur
• For the frosting:
• 3 Tbsp. butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 to 3 tsp. milk, or more as needed
• 1/4 tsp. orange extract
• 1 oz. semisweet chocolate, melted

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square pan; set aside.

2. In a medium saucepan, combine the 1/3 cup butter, granulated sugar and water. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture reaches a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in the chocolate pieces, stirring until melted. Add eggs and orange extract, beating lightly with a spoon until just combined. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in pecans, if using. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes or until edges are set and begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.

3. Using a fork, prick the warm brownies several times. Drizzle the amaretto evenly over the brownies. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

4. For the frosting, in a small bowl, beat the 3 Tbsp. of butter with an electric mixer on medium high speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating well. Slowly beat in 2 tsp. of the milk and all of the orange extract. If mixture is too thick, add more milk a teaspoon at a time, to reach spreading consistency. Spread over cooled brownies. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Cut into bars.

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