Strawberry Truffle Brownies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 4 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
• 3 tablespoons creme de cassis or 3 tablespoons other berry-flavored liqueur
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350f; spray a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• 2 melt the butter and baking chocolate in a large saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 3 remove from heat; set aside to cool slightly.
• 4 whisk the eggs in a medium bowl; add the sugar, preserves and liqueur and mix well.
• 5 pour into the chocolate mixture and blend well.
• 6 add the flour and salt; mix well.
• 7 stir in the chocolate chips.
• 8 pour into prepared pan.
• 9 bake for about 45 minutes, until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.
• 10 cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
• 11 run a small knife around the sides of the pan.
• 12 cut into 16 squares; just before serving, dust the tops with confectioner's sugar if desired.