Chocolate Chunk Cherry Brownies
By Paula Deen
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Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25 to 30 minutes
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup dutch process cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 (16-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
Directions
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Spray a 13×9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until combined.
Reserve 1 cup dough. Press remaining dough evenly into prepared pan.
Halve cherries, and sprinkle evenly over dough. Top evenly with chocolate chunks. Spoon reserved 1 cup dough by tablespoonfuls over chocolate chunks. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool completely before cutting.