Brownie Mix Bliss: More Than 175 Very Chocolate Recipes for Brownies, Bars, Cookies & Other Desserts Made with Brownie Mix

If you only own one brownie book, it has to be this one! I've never had a recipe come out bad, and have tried so many i've lost count. The writer gives some really good tips on making brownies to make sure they come out perfect every time. Highly recommended!

Worth buying for the carmelicious turtle brownies and chocolate dulce de leche bars alone. Made both for a company picnic--they were 2 of about 20 desserts and they disappeared in about five minutes. The recipes are easy to follow and they've all turned out great thus far (made one of the biscotti recipes, too. I had never made biscotti before but these were great). There are some very yummy-sounding treats in here. Buy this if you love chocolate.

I made my first recipe from this drooly good book this weekend for my husband coming home from the hospital. He ADORES caramel. I accomplished the Turtle Brownies, using a Ghirardelli mix (this mix was recommended by Cook's Illustrated - vs - homemade brownie) it has chips in it already, so I reduced the chips called for in the recipe by just a little. Very easy - DON'T FORGET TO UNWRAP THE CARAMELS (the recipe calls for 16 unwrapped caramels - you have to assume to unwrap them before melting - duh)I also just melted them slowly in the wave verses the stove top - I'm a horrible cheat)!! oooey-gooey, must have verry good vanilla ice cream along side. Can't wait to try more. I've got the book pretty well tabbed up for future excursions! I had to bring the bulk of the treats to work today so we don't get chocolate sicked at home. You'd a thought an antelope had fallen into a piranna pond the feeding frenzy that insued. Make sure if you take these into a crowd - drop the plate quick and stand back!!:-) kindest regards...

Felt I had to say something about this book--namely, that it is out of this world. Admittedly, I am a chocolate freak, so I knew it would be hard for this book to go wrong for me. But I was very pleasantly surprised by the range of recipes here. I bought this mostly for the brownies and my results have been fantastic. The sour cream brownies are the best brownies I have ever tasted: easy, rich and moist. Other brownie must-bakes are the cookies & cream brownies, black & tan brownies and strawberries & cream brownies. Unbelievably good and easy enough for a novice. Have also made three recipes from other chapters. The author claims the chocolate biscotti made with brownie mix are the best so how could I resist (even though, I have to admit, I was skeptical). Oh...my...goodness!!! They are the best chocolate biscotti--dense and crisp, dunkable, and they kept very well for 2 weeks. Made them again for a chocolate potluck dessert party, dipping them in white and dark chocolate. People went berserk, they were the hit of the party. Made the chocolate madeleines 2 weeks ago--yummy! I froze most of them and take one or two (ok, three or four!!!) out at a time and they hold up extremely well. Just defrost and dust with powdered sugar. And last but certainly not least, the brownie tartlets. I had a recipe for these years ago and lost it. These are very similar and are heaven-sent if you do a lot of bake sale, church baking, and/or bridal/baby showers. You make little brownie tart "shells" in a mini muffin pan, cool, then fill with a white chocolate filling. Top with a berry or a chocolate kiss, whatever. People will think you are a culinary star but they are so easy (for a recent baby shower I made the shells a week ahead and froze them, then defrosted and filled the day of). Love this book!