TWD: Katherine Hepburn Inspired Brownies

These are some of the best brownies I have ever had!   The combination of coffee, cinnamon and chocolate really hit home.   They were rich, moist and gooey - what a great combination - and the only way to improve on it was with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

I had some trouble getting the brownie out of the pan.   After much prodding - it came loose but a few pieces hit the floor (how sad is that???) but otherwise all was good.  Next time - I would probably try to line the entire pan - not just the bottom...    The top was "papery" and the inside was gooey after 28 minutes in the oven (once they cooled - that is about how long the lasted too!).

I substituted semi-sweet chocolate in place of bittersweet chocolate as a personal preference.   Big surprise was the chopped macadamia nuts I found on the grocer's shelf!   I love macadamias and thought it would be a fun change - we were not disappointed!