📋Chocoholic Chocolate Squares Recipe

chocolate square being cut, in a glass baking dish

5 from 4 votes

📋Chocoholic Chocolate Squares Recipe

These irresistible chocolate squares are every chocolate lover's dream! They are like a super chocolate elevated brownie that's ideal for your holiday baking tray or for bringing along to a gathering. Made with simple pantry ingredients, they are also quick and easy to make!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Canadian, North American

Keyword bars, chocoholic, chocolate, squares

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 256kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

4 oz. unsweetened chocolate *Do NOT substitute chocolate chips for baking chocolate
4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate *Do NOT substitute chocolate chips for baking chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter
1 ½ cups white granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs

Optional Frosting and Sprinkles

340 g -container of whipped chocolate frosting Or 1.5 cups of homemade chocolate frosting
2 tablespoon chocolate sprinkles

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/ 176 degrees C
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. *TIP: Crack eggs into a medium mixing bowl first, before adding to the other ingredients. If you end up with bits of shell, it's easier to remove them this way.
Stir in vanilla and flour.
Mix until incorporated.
Meanwhile, break chocolate into ½ ounce pieces and place in microwave safe bowl. Cook on ½ power microwave for about 2 ½ - 3 minutes. or until completely melted. Take out after 2 minutes and stir.
Add melted chocolate to mixture.
Stir until chocolate is fully incorporated.
Spray a 9X13 baking pan/lasagna pan with non-stick cooking spray, or better yet, use Wilton cake release (this is what I use)
Add batter to prepared pan.
Bake in prepared oven for about 30 -35 minutes until cake tester comes out slightly moist. Cool.
If using frosting, spread frosting on squares.
Sprinkle on chocolate sprinkles.
Cut into 16 pieces and serve.

Notes

*The original recipe for this chocolate square, came from my Auntie Sue, who got it out of a magazine in the '80's.

Top Tip

Keep your chocolate, bowls, and utensils completely dry and away from any water, if you are using the microwave to melt your chocolate. If your chocolate comes in contact with water, it will seize.

📖Variations & Substitutions

Frosting - frosting is optional but you can use a dark chocolate or milk chocolate frosting and you can use grocery store frosting (like Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker) or homemade chocolate frosting. You could also opt for another type of chocolate topping (like a rich chocolate ganache).
Chocolate baking squares- you can use any type of chocolate baking squares, or even premium chocolate, such as Ghirardelli chocolate squares
Sugar - you could substitute brown sugar for white sugar

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