Macaroon Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 (14 ounce) package flaked coconut
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup miniature marshmallow
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
• 3 combine the flour, cocoa and cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture. stir in nuts.
• 4 spread half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
• 5 for filling, combine the coconut, condensed milk and vanilla; carefully spread over batter in pan. top with the remaining batter.
• 6 bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool on a wire rack.
• 8 for frosting, combine the sugar, milk and butter in a saucepan; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• 9 add the marshmallows and chocolate chips; cook and stir until melted.
• 10 remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
• 11 cool until frosting reaches spreading consistency, about 25 minutes.
• 12 spread over the cooled brownies.
• 13 cut into bars.
• 14 yield: 4 dozen.
• 15 **note**.
• 16 cooking time is based on the fact that you can be making and cooling the frosting while the brownies bake.
• 17 cooling time for the brownies is not included in the prep or cook time.