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Brownie and salted caramel cookie sandwiches


A friend sent me this recipe after I'd arranged a few weeks ago to meet up with him to hear all about his life. The evening came and he definitely hadn't forgotten the brownie and salted caramel delights he had messaged me about. 

 Of course we made them, and of course they were everything we had hoped they would be (and more). Sure, one bite and you know any healthy eating you have ever done in your life EVER is ruined, but they are so flipping delicious who cares! They're rich and sweet as well so that you really can only eat one cookie sandwich at a time. Which I can assure you in these circumstances is a good thing.

 You'll get about 14 sandwiches (i.e. 28 brownie circles) out of this recipe, so if you don't fancy sandwiching them together (which is magic, so why wouldn't you) you do end up with a lovely big batch of soft and chocolatey brownies. 

 To make brownie and salted caramel cookie sandwiches you will need:
1/2 cup of salted butter (or just 1/2 block of salted butter)
2 1/2 cups of broken dark chocolate (or just 2 standard bars of chocolate broken up)
3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup caster or granulated sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk chocolate chips (or 1 1/2 standard sized bags of chocolate chips)

 1 can caramel 
Pinch of salt per brownie

Preheat the oven to 170C and line some baking trays with greaseproof paper

 Melt the chocolate and butter together either over a bowl of simmering water or in the microwave with close supervision. Set to one side.

 In a large bowl combine the plain flour, salt, baking powder, sugar and cocoa powder. Add to this the eggs and vanilla extract. Pour in the cooled chocolate and butter and beat this really well so that it becomes nice and thick. Pour in the chocolate chips and dollop 1/2 tbsp amounts onto the baking trays. Bake for 8 minutes - by this point the brownies should have cooked and have minimal dimpling when gently pressed. If not, check on them at 1 minute intervals. Allow to cool on the baking trays.

 When ready to serve get the caramel and a little pile of salt. Try and pair the brownie circles up before smearing one half with caramel, sprinkling a pinch of salt across the caramel and squidging the other half atop. Try and complete the sandwiching process before devouring a brownie sandwich. If you actually manage to do this you are an amazing person.

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  1. liv15 January 2015 at 14:48

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