Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2012

I skipped the walnuts and found if you cook the second part for 5-10 minutes longer, they top layer cooks better. I used Valrhona cocoa and chocolate chips. This is my favorite recipe so far, you just have to be delicate with the brownies when you cut them out. Almost like a souffle because of the sweetened condensed milk. This isn't the recipe for you if you are looking for a typical brownie. This is a unique take on the chocolate flavor and balances it with a buttery shortbread. The textures are wonderfully contrasting as well.

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bloofan

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2012

I just made the shortbread with just 1 Tbsp sugar and they were great with soup.

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VIVNIDHI

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2011

These would be 5 stars if the cooking time was right for the brownies. I'm glad I read the other reviews because 20 minutes wasn't even close to being enough time. I added an additional 20 minutes when it was all said and done before I could take out the brownies. Otherwise, they are absolutely delicious and sinfully rich. Yum.

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LittleBetty

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2011

I thought these were better than a plain brownie! absolutely..The cookie crust on the bottom, was tasty, I loved. The brownie center reminded me of a fudgy pudding, with choc. bits inside. This made the flavor absolutely perfect and not overly rich. I did add salt, which I felt that the crust should have. Also added some brown sugar to crust for more flavor(1/2 white and 1/2 brown sugar ..and worked well... not overly sweet and very satisfying.. will make again and again.

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kjohn57

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2011

I used bread flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in the crust.

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lovetotravel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2010

Really good warm with some milk. I didn't let the crust cool before I poured the brownie batter over the top and it came out great. I added 1/2 t of salt which helped wake up the chocolate flavor a bit and took down that condensed milk flavor people were talking about. And I used mint chocolate chips for a really nice minty brownie. Yum!

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Angie

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Champaign, Illinois, USA

Living In: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2010

I really liked the flavors. My shortbread was too hard because it never browned. The brownie part never pulled away from the pan, but thanks to other reviews I knew what to watch for on this part. I thought the brownie flavor was good.

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cjcull

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Living In: Wyoming, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2010

Gooey is an understatement. I would call this melted chocolate with shortbread crust. I followed the recipe and baking times exactly, but the top never really set. I let it sit at room temperature for about 7 hours, but it was still really wet when I cut into it. So, I put it in the fridge for several hours. It hardened up so that I could cut it, but it still isn't what I would call a brownie. That being said, it tastes very good. My kids absolutely love it and probably would have eaten the pan had I not stopped them. Don't know if I'll try again or not.

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mominml

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Living In: Moses Lake, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2010

I used the shortbread recipe but substituted the brownie recipe with the Best Brownies recipe from this site since the brownie recipe included seemed to not be a favorite among some reviewers. These are amazing. It's probably not true that any brownie recipe will work, but you'd have to test that theory out on your own. These are considerably simple though probably take as long as other equally delicious but time consuming treats. worth every calorie and every star.

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Mitsue

Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2010

I give these 3.5 stars. They were good, but they weren't great. I used brown sugar in place of white for the crust. I had to bake a little longer than the recipe stated for the brownie to be done. Not sure if I will make these again.

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