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Sesame Street Whole Wheat Brownies with a Minty Mocha Twist: Baking with Sammy Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (I used white whole wheat)
- 1/2 t baking soda
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used natural, the recipe did not specify)
- 2 eggs
- 1 t vanilla
- approx. 7 oz of chocolate bars broken into chunks, 1/2 espresso flavored and 1/2 mint flavored
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