Bar Cookie

Here's the problem: Desserts can be a tough sell at social events—or rather casual social events. Sure, birthday cakes get eaten, but in a non-celebratory setting, my guests are sometimes reluctant to go for the frosting.

I learned a little something this week when I made the Bon Appetit brownie recipe. Are you sitting down? Made-from-scratch brownies taste much better than the ones that you make from a box.

These brownies are assault and battery by chocolate with a deadly weapon of cream cheese frosting thrown in.