Macaroon Brownies

Could it get any better than this?  Macaroons combined with brownie and drizzled with a chocolate frosting?   Maybe...but not by much.  When I say these were good, I mean these where GUH-ood!  Wow!  I had to get them out of my house so I would stop eating them.  Bless my mother who sends me all these delicious recipes.  We both have an addiction to coconut and chocolate!  This recipe is the best of both worlds. 

Macaroon Brownies

Ingredients:

Brownies:

1 cup butter or margarine softened

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup baking cocoa

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Macaroon Filling:

1 package flaked coconut (14 ounces)

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Frosting

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup milk

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 cup miniature marshmallows

1 cup (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, cream of tartar; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Spread half of mixture into a greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
2. Combine coconut, condensed milk and vanilla; carefully spread over chocolate layer. Top the coconut layer with the remaining chocolate mixture.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
4. For frosting, combine sugar, milk and butter in a saucepan over medium to low heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until marshmallows and chips are melted. Cool until mixture reaches spreading consistency, about 25 minutes. Spread over the cooled brownies. Cut into bars. 　

　

Recipe Source: My Momma

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