Happy Birthday To Me

Celebrated my Birthday with gratitude to Allah for being alive and received many warm wishes from family, relatives and friends.This year I celebrated with NLB my thrid ''home'' and indeed I'm joyful to this day.May I be bless with good health, happiness and may all my wishes come true in life.

Chocalate Brownies

150g flour
1 teaspoon salt
150g bittersweet [ dark chocalate ]
180g butter
300g granulated sugar
1 teaspooon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
100g walnuts [ coarsely chopped ]

Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.Melt the chocalate butter in a double boiler over barely simmering water.Remove from the heat and let cool a little.Gradually add the sugar to the chocalate mixture.Stir in the vanilla.Stir the eggs into the mixture one at a time.Fold the mixed dry ingredients into the mixture until just lightly blended.Gently fold in the walnuts.Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.Bake 25-30 mins with a toothpick inserted comes out clean.Cool the brownies on a wire rack at least for one hour before cutting.

Chocalate Chip Cherry Cookies

125g flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Salt
125g butter softened
50g granulated sugar
vanilla extract
50g coarsely chopped candied cherries
60g semisweet
Dark chocalate [ coarsely chopped ]

Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed, beat in the dry ingredients, cherries and chocalate.

Drop rounded teaspoons of the dough 1 inch [ 2.5 cm apart on the prepared baking sheets.

Bake until golden brown about 15 mins.