Perfect Day After Halloween Recipe: Trash Can Brownies

Now that Halloween has come and gone, and you're looking at all the candy and wondering what to do with it, I have a recipe that can help. It's called Candy Bar Brownies or as I like to call them Trash Can Brownies cause they catch all the leftovers.

Trash Can Brownies

Ingredients:

• Any combination chopped candy bars to make 2 cups Let your imagination run wild! The combinations are endless.
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup  Cocoa
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Remove wrappers from candies. Cut each candy into 1/2-inch pieces; set aside.

2. Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add sugar and cocoa; stir to blend. Remove from heat. Stir in eggs. Stir together flour, salt and baking soda; stir into chocolate mixture. Stir in vanilla and candy pieces. Spread in prepared pan.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan and begin to crack slightly; do not over-bake. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. About 36 brownies.