Cosmic Brownies

Who else killed for Cosmic Brownies to be in their lunch box growing up??  Or who still buys them at the store when their 24 years old like me..?  These brownies are so good and addicting so beware.  They are also very rich so beware even more!  You can eat them when they're gooey or wait a little while like me and eat them once they've been in the fridge and have hardened a bit.

What you need:

for brownies:

10 Tbs butter

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup + 2 Tbs cocoa powder

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 egg yolk

1 Tbs corn syrup

2/3 cup flour

1 Tbs cornstarch

a pinch of salt

for frosting:

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

mini m&ms, rainbow chips, sprinkles or any other little candies

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line an 8x8 pan with tin foil and spray with non-stick spray.

- In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter for a minute and a half.  Add sugars and cocoa powder. Stir with a wooden spoon.  Once well combined, add eggs, vanilla and corn syrup.  Stir.  Add in flour, cornstarch and salt and stir well.

- Pour into the pan and bake for 25 minutes.

- Cool completely in pan.

- For the frosting- In a microwave safe bowl, pour the cream and heat for 1 minute.  Pour chocolate chips into bowl and let sit for 3-4 minutes.  Stir until it's smooth.  Pour over cooled brownies.  Add candies on top and put in the fridge for at least an hour.

(my bottom 3 pictures were taken after being in the fridge 2 hours and they are still very gooey.  The top picture is after I let them sit overnight).  

Recipe inspired by: http://www.handletheheat.com