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Vanilla-Kahlua Brownies

Ingredients:

• 2 vanilla beans (I found these at Trader Joes)
• 1 cup Kahlua or other coffee liqueur
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cocoa powder (I used dark chocolate)
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 6 eggs (seriously)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cut the vanilla beans in half lengthwise. Pour the liqueur into a measuring cup or other holder and scrape the vanilla bean seeds into the liqueur. Add the beans into the cup as well and let it sit for however long you like. I left mine for about 4 hours, and that made the vanilla flavour very strong.
3. Whisk together the flour, salt and cocoa powder.
4. Melt the butter and chocolate together in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat it over 30 second increments, stopping to stir in between so you don't burn the chocolate.
5. Add the sugar and brown sugar and whisk to combine. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
6. Add 2 teaspoons of the vanilla-Kahlua mixture then keep the rest of the mixture refrigerated for future uses.
7. Pour the batter into a greased 9 x 13-inch metal pan.
8. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the brownies cool before cutting them into squares and storing between layers of wax paper.