Everything but the Kitchen Sink Brownies

Ingredients for Brownie layer:

• 2 sticks of butter
• 2 1/4 cups of sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1  1/4 cups  cocoa powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp espresso powder (optional)
• 1  1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup toffee chips (optional)
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Ingredients for the Fudge Layer:

• 1 can (14oz) condensed milk
• 2 TBSP butter
• 1 (12oz) bag semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Mini Oreo’s, Mini M&M’s, white chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, or any toppings/candies that you choose!

Directions for the Brownies:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray pan spray on a 9X13 pan OR line your pan with parchment paper or non-stick foil.
3. In a saucepan over low heat melt butter completely, add in sugar and continue to cook for 1-2 minutes (stirring constantly) do not let sugar mixture boil
4. Pour butter mixture into a large bowl or stand mixer; beat in cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, espresso powder and vanilla.  Mix until well combined
5. Stir in flour until well combined
6. Spread into well greased pan and spread evenly. Batter will be very thick and sticky.
7. Bake for 25 minutes (do not over bake) in a 9X13 pan
8. Let cool completely

Directions for Fudge:

1. Melt chocolate chips, butter, and sweetened condensed milk on med-low heat in a pot or double boiler; stirring constantly
2. After mixture is melted; remove from heat and stir in 1 tsp vanilla
3. Spread evenly over cooled brownies
4. Chop up candies and cookies and lightly press pieces into fudge layer
5. Let cool completely and cut into bars (this will take several hours)

You might also like my recipe for Oatmeal Fudge Bars!

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