Elevating dessert with premium chocolate is a Ghirardelli® specialty so it's only natural the chocolatier would bring together two of America's most beloved chocolatey desserts – cookie and brownie – for a decadent new Brownie Cookie Bar Mix. Just in time for Valentine's Day, the new mix celebrates the pairing of brownie and cookie and brings the craftsmanship, rich-taste and indulgence of Ghirardelli into the kitchens of home bakers.

The mix combines rich, fudgy brownies with chocolate chip cookies loaded with premium Ghirardelli chocolate chips made from high-quality cocoa beans for a decadent chocolate taste. Convenient and simple to make anytime, just add butter, water, oil and an egg to the mix, place into an 8x8 pan and bake as directed.

Ghirardelli Brownie Cookie Bar Mix (SRP: $3.99) is now available nationwide at Walmart with additional distribution at Kroger beginning in February. The mix is available in 16.5oz packages containing one brownie pouch and one cookie pouch, yielding an 8x8 pan of brownie cookie bars.

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