Chocolate-Cashew Brownies

Prep Time: 45 Minutes • Start to Finish: 2 Hours 40 Minutes • Makes 24 brownies

• Brownies
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1¾ cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
• ¾ cup miniature marshmallows
• ½ cup chopped cashews
• Frosting
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half or milk
• ¼ teaspoon unsweetened baking cocoa
• Additional cashews, if desired

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray.

2 In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in granulated and brown sugars, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the eggs until smooth. On low speed, beat in flour, ¾ cup cocoa, the salt and baking soda until soft dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips, marshmallows and cashews. Spread in pan.

3 Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

4 In small bowl, mix all frosting ingredients except cocoa and cashews, adding enough of the half-and-half until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Spread over brownies. Sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon cocoa and additional cashews. Let stand about 30 minutes or until frosting is set. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

1 Brownie: Calories 300; Total Fat 14g (Saturated Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 150mg; Total Carbohydrate 41g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 3g Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1½ Other Carbohydrate, 2½ Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3