Recipe - M And Ms Double-Decker Confetti Brownies

Three fourths cup (1 One half sticks) butter;
softened
1 cup Granulated sugar
1 cup Firmly packed light brown
sugar
3 lg Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 One half cup Allpurpose flour; divided
2 One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon Butter; melted
1 cup M&Ms® milk chocolate mini
baking bits; divided

Preheat oven to 375øF. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 x 2inch baking pan; set
aside. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla and
eggs. Stir in 2 One fourth cups flour mixed with baking powder and salt; blend
well. Divide batter in half. Blend together cocoa powder and melted butter;
stir into one half the dough; spread evenly into prepared baking pan. To
the remaining dough, stir in One fourth cup flour and One half cup "M&M's"(r)
SemiSweet Chocolate Mini Baking Bits; spread evenly over cocoa dough in
pan. Sprinkle with remaining One half cup baking bits. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or
until edges start to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely. Cut into
bars. Store in tightly covered container.

Notes: MAKES 24 BARS

Recipe by: Mars

Posted to brandnamerecipes by Barbrabarbra@pipeline.com on Feb 03, 1998