Chocolate Zucchini Brownies

3 lg. eggs
2 c. white sugar
3/4 c. oil
1/2 c. cocoa
2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 c. zucchini, shredded
2 1/2 c. flour
Chocolate chips

Beat egg, add sugar, oil, and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add. Stir in zucchini. Spoon into greased and floured sheet cake pan. Sprinkle chips over top. (To make a cake, bake in a 9 x 13 inch pan.) Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Friendship Brownies

These are called Friendship Brownies because you can layer all the dry ingredients in a jar and give it to a friend. All they have to do is mix in the wet ingredients and bake! This was done for me at one of my bridal showers years ago.

Brownie Mix:
1 cup flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt
2/3 cup white sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Wet ingredients:
3 eggs
2/3 cup oil (I like to use 1/3 cup apple sauce and 1/3 cup oil)
1 tsp. vanilla

In a bowl beat eggs, oil and vanilla. Add the brownie mix, stir well. Spread into a greased 9 inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 min.

Double Brownies and Chocolate chip cheesecake bars

I am posting two recipes that are amazing on their own, but today I tried combining them and it made an amazing birthday cake for my sister-in-law!

Double Brownies

Chocolate layer:

2 eggs
1 pinch of salt
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup cocoa

Beat eggs till foamy. Add sugar, flour, and salt. Melt butter and cocoa together. Add to egg mixture and blend well. Spread in greased 9 x 13" pan. Set aside.

Butterscotch layer:

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Add flour, salt and chocolate chips. Stir. Spon over chocolate layer in small daubs. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.

Chocolate chip cheesecake bars

1-2 recipes chocolate chip cookie dough depending on size of recipe

Beat:
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg

Put 1/2 of cookie dough in 8 x 10" pan. Spread filling over top. Crumble remaining dough over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.


Now to combine the recipes use cream cheese mixture between the chocolate and butterscotch layers of the double brownie and bake about 35 minutes till done. If you really like the taste of cream cheese do 1 1/2 recipes of the cream cheese mixture as it's not as strong when put in a 9 x 13 pan.