Recipes and Cooking Shortbread Brownies 3.8 (17) 1 Review Like brookies? Then you'll love these dessert bars that combine our classic shortbread recipe with our number one chocolate brownie recipe. A handful of mini chocolate chips hiding inside these Shortbread Brownies make them the best surprise-inside treat! By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on March 1, 2005 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Kim Cornelison Prep Time: 20 mins Bake Time: 48 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 8 mins Yield: 24 bars Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup butter ¼ cup miniature semisweet chocolate pieces 1 ⅓ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 3 eggs ⅓ cup butter, melted 1 tablespoon vanilla ½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate pieces Directions Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Line a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with foil; set aside. In a medium mixing bowl stir together 1 cup flour and the brown sugar. Cut in the 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the 1/4 cup chocolate pieces. Press into prepared pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl stir together granulated sugar, 3/4 cup flour, the cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add eggs, melted butter, and vanilla; beat by hand until smooth. Stir in the 1/2 cup chocolate pieces. Carefully spread over crust in pan. Bake 40 minutes more. Cool brownies in pan on a wire rack. Lift brownies out of pan by lifting up on foil. Cut into bars. Makes 24 bars. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 180 Calories 9g Fat 23g Carbs 3g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Calories 180 % Daily Value * Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Cholesterol 44mg 15% Sodium 121mg 5% Total Carbohydrate 23g 8% Total Sugars 16g Protein 3g Calcium 30.3mg 2% Iron 0.9mg 5% Potassium 51mg 1% Folate, total 20.2mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.