Chocolate Gingerbread Brownie Bars With Fudgy Icing Recipes

GINGERBREAD BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x9-inch metal baking dish; set aside.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter and chocoalte together over low heat, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat, and whisk in molasses and sugars.
• Whisk in eggs until combined.
• Add flour, salt, cinnamon, and ginger; whisk until just incorporated.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few fudgy crumbs.
• Let cool in pan, and serve dusted with powdered sugar, if desired.

GINGERBREAD BROWNIES

Steps:

• Place a rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Coat a 9x9" baking pan with nonstick spray. Line pan with 2 overlapping layers of parchment, leaving a 2" overhang on all sides. Coat parchment with nonstick spray.
• Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a large bowl. Melt butter in a medium heatproof bowl in the microwave or in a medium pot over medium heat. Immediately add hot butter to sugar mixture and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously with spoon or spatula after each addition, until batter is thick, shiny, and smooth. Stir in molasses and vanilla. Using a sifter or fine-mesh sieve, sift in flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, and cloves. Stir until well incorporated, then beat vigorously for 40 strokes.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top. Bake brownie until slightly puffed and top is firm to the touch, edges are set, center is moist but not uncooked, and a tester or paring knife inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs (not runny batter) attached, 40-45 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack and let brownie cool completely in pan. Using parchment overhang, lift brownie out of pan and transfer to a cutting board. Cut into 16 squares.