You all probably know about this, but it was news to me when I saw it on the Jazzy Vegetarian this week. The host made a 1-ingredient frosting. When she pulled the cake out of the oven, she put chocolate chips on top. She used an offset spatula to spread them all over the top as they melted.

Tonight, I made my easy brownie recipe. They're cakey brownies. Once out of the oven, I spread 1/3 cup Ghiradelli chocolate chips on top of the 8"x8" brownies.. It didn't take long for them to melt as I spread them around. What a great timesaver! The bonus was that the chocolate seeped into the natural pores of the brownies. When cooled, they tasted like fudgey brownies, not cakey brownies.

I am surprised that it has taken until Thursday for me to bake. Today I baked Lemon Oatmeal Cookies. I also baked cornbread to go with soup tonight.

Italian Cook--I have used the melted chocolate chip technique on thin bar cookies in the past. It is indeed a quick way to add a little pizzaz.