Chocolate Buttercream Squares

I love trying new recipes and having them work out well. And this recipe did just that. They not only tasted wonderful, but they look like something you could get in a bakery. The contrasting white of the buttercream really highlights the chocolate coating on top. Try them...and let me know what you think!

Chocolate Buttercream Squares

Cookie Layer:

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup nuts, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8 x 8 inch pan. Cream butter, sugar, and egg. Add melted chocolate, flour, and nuts. Put in prepared pan and place in oven. Check after 10 minutes; it should be baked. Do not overbake! Cool.

Filling Layer:

2 tablespoons butter, softened

1 cup confectioners' sugar

1 tablespoon cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Blend ingredients. Chill 10 minutes then spread over cookie layer.

Icing:

1 ounce unsweetened chocolate

1 tablespoon butter

Melt ingredients together and pour over filling. Chill in refrigerator. Cut into 24 small bars.

The base layer of the squares

The buttercream layer

The final result. Now I am hungry again....

"If not for chocolate, there would be no need for control top pantyhose. An entire garment industry would be devastated."

-Author Unknown