Seattle Latte Brownies

Ingredients

• 4 oz baker's chocolate unsweetened (6 oz.)
• 1 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.8 cup butter (1-)
• 3  eggs 
• 1.3 cups flour 
• 1 cup granulated sugar 
• 0.3 tsp ground cinnamon 
• 1 Tbsp maxwell house coffee instant
• 1 Tbsp powdered sugar 
• 0.3 tsp salt 
• 0.5 cup planters slivered almonds finely chopped
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 0.3 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• baking pan
• hand mixer
• toothpicks
• aluminum foil
• microwave
• cutting board

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 9-inch square baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Grease foil; set aside.
2. Microwave chocolate, butter, water and coffee granules in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Beat in granulated and brown sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat 2 min.
4. Add flour, almonds, cinnamon and salt; beat until well blended.
5. Spread into prepared pan.
6. Bake 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool in pan on wire rack.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Lift brownies from pan onto cutting board, using foil handles.
8. Cut into 20 brownies to serve.