Coffee Brownies

Another delicious brownie recipe -- just try it, it's a little different, and makes a nice change!!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 20 brownies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup salted butter, divided
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  squares  unsweetened baking chocolate
• 2  teaspoons instant coffee, divided
• 3  tablespoons hot water, divided
• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, dividd
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1  pinch salt
• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar
• 1  tablespoon  unsweetened cocoa

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F On the stove, set a metal bowl over a pot of simmering water (or use a double boiler) and add 1/2 cup butter, and the sugar and chocolate. Stir a few times as butter and chocolate melt.
2. Meanwhile, dissolve 1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee in 2 tablespoons hot water. Add to butter and chocolate, mixing until smooth. Remove chocolate mixture from heat and cool until barely warm before whisking in eggs and 1 teaspoons vanilla.
3. In another bowl, mix flour and salt. Whisk into chocolate mixture until smooth. Spread in a greased 8x8 - inch baking pan. Bake in center of oven 25 minutes, or until top is just set.
4. To make the icing, combine remaining butter, icing sugar and cocoa powder in a small bowl. Mix in remaining instant coffee and vanilla and 1 tablespoons hot water, stirring until smooth. Ice brownies in their pan while still hot. When cool, cut into 20 pieces.