Frosted Cookie Brownies

Submitted by Faith May

Ingredients:

• 1 tube (18 ounces) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• 3 cups miniature marshmallows
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup butter, cubed
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting:

• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 6 tablespoons milk
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate

Directions:

• Press cookie dough into a greased 13-in. x 19-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the marshmallows, chips and butter; cook and stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Transfer to a large bowl; cool. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into marshmallow mixture. Stir in nuts.
• Spread over cookie crust. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
• For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine the marshmallows, milk, butter and chocolate. Cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat; beat in confdectioners’ sugar until smooth. Frost brownies. Cut into bars.

Yield: 15 servings.

Found at http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Frosted-Cookie-Brownies