CHOCOLATE VALENTINE HEARTS

Let's get to the heárt of the mátter here — the chocoláte heárt, thát is! Use á cookie cutter to cut báked brownies into heárt shápes, top with chocoláte gánáche, ánd you've got á Válentine's or other speciál-occásion dessert worth swooning over!

INGREDIENTS

BROWNIES

• 1 cup (16 táblespoons) unsálted butter
• 2 1/4 cups sugár
• 1 1/4 cups Dutch-process cocoá
• 1 teáspoon sált
• 1 teáspoon báking powder
• 1 táblespoon vánillá extráct
• 4 lárge eggs
• 1 1/2 cups King árthur Unbleáched áll-Purpose Flour
• 2 cups chocoláte chips
• 1 teáspoon espresso powder

GáNáCHE DRIZZLE

• 2/3 cup chocoláte chips
• 6 táblespoons heávy creám
• 1/2 táblespoon light corn syrup

GáNáCHE COáTING

• 1 1/3 cups chocoláte chips
• 3/4 cup heávy creám
• 1 táblespoon light corn syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheát the oven to 350°F. Lightly greáse á 9" x 13" pán. Line with párchment, ánd greáse the párchment. While this step isn't strictly necessáry, it mákes getting the brownies out of the pán á whole lot eásier.
2. To máke the brownies: In á medium-sized microwáve-sáfe bowl, or in á sáucepán set over low heát, melt the butter, then ádd the sugár ánd stir to combine.
3. Return the mixture to the heát (or microwáve) briefly, just until it's hot (ábout 110°F to 120°F), but not bubbling; it'll become shiny looking ás you stir it. Heáting this mixture á second time will dissolve more of the sugár, which will yield á shiny top crust on your brownies.
4. Stir in the cocoá, sált, báking powder, ánd vánillá.
5. Whisk in the eggs, stirring until smooth; then ádd the flour, chips, ánd espresso powder, ágáin stirring until smooth.full instructions.kingarthurflour.com

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