Bittersweet Chocolate Cappuccino Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup strong coffee, cold
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 grease 13x9-inch pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. slowly add sugar; beat until fluffy.
• 4 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 add cappuccino and vanilla; beat until well-blended.
• 6 in a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. add to butter mixture; mix just until combined.
• 7 stir in chocolate. spoon and spread batter in pan.
• 8 bake for 20-25 min or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few crumbs attached.
• 9 cool 20 min and cut into bars.