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["Brownies: Preheat oven to 350*F. Lightly grease a 9"" square baking pan; line with foil so that it extends 2"" beyond 2 opposite sides of the pan.", "Fold overhanging edges down along the outside of the pan; butter the inside of the pan.", "Melt the chocolate and butter together over very low heat, stirring until smooth.", "Remove pan from heat; cool to room temperature.", "In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat the eggs and salt until foamy.", "Gradually add the sugar, beatin 3-4 minutes, or until thick.", "In a small cup, stir together the espresso and vanilla until dissolved; add to egg mixture.", "Beat in the melted chocolate until blended.", "Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour just until blended.", "Scrape batter into the prepared pan; smooth top.", "Bake 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick tests done.", "Cool completely on a wire rack.", "Lift the brownie square out of the pan by the foil handles, invert, peel off foil, and invert again.", "Cut into 16 bars.", "Make the filling: In a small cup, stir together the hot water, vanilla, and espresso granules until dissolved.", "In a bowl, using a fork, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.", "Blend in the espresso mixture.", "Gradually blend in the powdered sugar.", "Cover and chill for 1 hour, until firm enough to spread.", "To assemble, cut each brownie in half horizontally.", "Top the bottom layer of each brownie with about 1 tablespoons of filling; top with remaining brownie halves.", "Chill for 15 minutes to set filling.", "Store airtight in refrigerator; bring to room temperature about 5-10 minutes before serving.", "**White Chocolate Espresso Filling: Melt 3 oz.", "white chocolate over very low heat, stirring until smooth.", "Remove pan from heat and stir in 6 oz.", "softened cream cheese.", "In a small cup, dissolve 1 teaspoons espresso granules in 1/2 teaspoons hot water and 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract; stir into the cream cheese mixture.", "Cover and chill 1 hour, until firm enough to spread.", "Fill brownies as described.", "**."]
