Spiked Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup blanched whole almond, toasted
• 1 (8 ounce) package semisweet baking chocolate
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons amaretto
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1 tablespoon amaretto
• 1 tablespoon milk (1 to 2 tablespoons)
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350º and grease rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches.
• 2 put 1/3 cup of the almonds in food processor.
• 3 cover and process, using"pulse" button, util almonds are ground; set aside.
• 4 chop remaining 1/3 cup almonds; reserve.
• 5 melt chocolate and butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently; remove from heat.
• 6 stir in ground almonds and remaining ingredients in brownie list.
• 7 spread in pan.
• 8 bake 22 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 prepare amaretto frosting by mixing all ingredients in frosting list until smooth.
• 11 spread frosting on brownies.
• 12 sprinkle with reserved chopped almonds.
• 13 cut into about 3 × 1-inch bars.