California Spicy Cherry Brownies Recipe

Directions:

1. Recipe makes 16 squares
2. Oven at 350
3. Spray or oil 13x9 pan (light metal, not dark) and hold aside
4. Sift together and hold aside:
5. 1/2 cups flour
6. Cup cocoa powder
7. Tsp salt
8. Tsp cayenne
9. 1/2 tsp cinnamon
10. Rough chop (or leave whole, if you prefer):
11. Cup dried sweet cherries
12. Add to cherries and hold aside:
13. Cup semisweet chocolate chips
14. On low setting, melt and then place in mixing bowl:
15. Cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
16. To the melted butter, using electric mixer, thoroughly beat in:
17. Cups white sugar
18. Tbs vanilla
19. To the butter/sugar, thoroughly beat in, one at a time
20. Large eggs
21. Slowly add the reserved sifted ingredients to the wet, slowly mixing just 'til evenly combined to form smooth batter
22. Fold in the reserved cherries/chips
23. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish
24. Bake at 350 until a toothpick comes out clean, 35-40 minutes
25. Place the pan on a rack and cool completely
26. Use serrated knife to cut into 16 squares (I cut into more pieces than this & mine were a bit messy)
27. Arrange the nice-looking pieces on serving dish (keep the ugly ones for the cook!)
28. Before serving, lightly dust with confectioner's sugar