Why You’ll Love This Guinness Brownies Recipe

These brownies are flat out amazing and hard to resist. They are based on this brownie recipe, but modified for the carbonation and such in Guinness. I originally tested this recipe no less than 10 times. And before posting this update, I messed with them again to see if I could make them even better. But guess what? They were already perfect. I just love, love these brownies and I know you will too. Here’s my favorite things about them.

• The best texture. These brownies are super moist and are the perfect combination of fudgy and cakey. They aren’t crazy dense, like some fudgy brownies, but they are dense enough while still maintaining a lovely cake-like quality.
• Guiness-y, but not too Guiness-y. The Guinness in these brownies and in the ganache comes through just the right amount. It enhances the flavor of the chocolate and you can taste the beer just enough, but not too much. Not a beer lover? Me neither. I still love these.
• Finished with a flare. The Guinness chocolate ganache is the perfect addition to these moist brownies. It adds an elegance and an extra boost of chocolate-y flavor that takes them over the top.

Looking for more brownies to try? I have lots of brownie recipes you’ll love!

Why You’ll Love This Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars Recipe

These delicious bars are based on my soft and chewy sugar cookies, which are a major favorite. Modifications to the leavening were made to make them into bars. They don’t need as much leavening, since we want them to be on the more dense and chewy side and we don’t have to worry about spread. I also adjusted the butter and sugar slightly. Otherwise, you have the same sugar cookie flavor and amazing texture. Here’s more reasons to love them in bar form.

• So easy. I love that all you have to do is whip up the cookie dough and spread it into a baking pan. No need to spend all of that extra time forming the dough into balls to make individual cookies.
• Texture. These bars are dense and chewy. They almost melt in your mouth. I love that when you get to the bars in the middle, there aren’t even any edges. They are just super soft all the way through.
• Nostalgic sugar cookie flavor. There’s nothing quite like a classic sugar cookie. When done right, they bring the warm and fuzzies to my soul. Sure these aren’t actual cookies, but they have all of the memory-making flavor of the classic favorite.
• Playful presentation. With the addition of pink icing (although you can pick a different color if you’d like) and sprinkles, these bars are just so fun to look at! They will have everyone flocking to the dessert table to feast their eyes and taste buds.