But it’s worth it.100% Sustainably Sourced Cocoa 171 Calories per Bar Suitable for vegetarians And then you’ll need to take a half day to sleep it off. Aaaaaaaand if you eat them for breakfast with coffee you are absolutely guaranteed the most productive morning at work in your entire life. The biggest, easiest, win you’ll ever bake. All friends and coworkers, past and present, know these as simply, “The Brownies”. Skinny girls declare they can’t possibly eat a whole wedge, then demolish it, Tina Fey style.ĥ. Bonafide diabetics ask me when I’m making them again.Ĥ.

Feelings have been legitimately hurt when I joked about making them for a coworker’s birthday and then didn’t.ģ. I’ve literally heard someone growl for them.Ģ. Below is a list of these brownie’s accomplishments/accolades:ġ. I’ve seen the method of this recipe since working in that now-closed bakery several times, but this dessert’s voice hasn’t been heard nearly enough. The monstrous wedge inflicts shock and awe on its predator, and it appeases the gooey-center lovers AND the crisp-edge lovers. The wedge cut is vital, both for presentation and taste. People take a bite and ask, “Oh my gosh… what is that? Is it caramel? Is it toffee? Is it crack?” No. The Hershey’s Symphony bars are a glorious conglomeration of milk chocolate, almonds, and toffee, sandwiched between two layers of the fudgiest brand of brownies you can get your hands on. Half smeared into an aluminum foil-lined pan, then layered with 3 Hershey’s Symphony candy bars, and smothered with the other half of brownie mix. Or Lady Gaga.įrom there, the chef went on to turn that humble bag of dry brown stuff into one of the most amazing desserts I’ve ever tasted. For me, boxed brownies are the thing I think I should hate, but can’t.

But the hot pan of from-the-box brownies that someone else brings always trumps whatever obnoxious thing I made. There have been plenty of times when I’ve prepared for a party, group hangout, ladies night, etc… by making some shmancy, impressive dessert that I hope will set me apart.

Her response was, “a box mix of brownies is just as good as a scratch recipe for brownies.” And I haven’t thought to argue with that statement since. The chef there was making a batch of brownies one morning, lo and behold, from a box… I asked why, since she had been so adamant to do every single other thing from scratch. And it’s where I found out food customer service is really. Where I realized that no matter how young and spry you are, standing on a concrete floor for 8 hours is the worst. It’s where I learned what it was like to wake up at 4 am and dive elbow deep into flour and kolache dough. I had hardly cooked before in my life, and this quaint, hidden little bakery was the perfect first job. My first real job was in a bakery, between semesters at college.

Double decker chocolate bar