Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownie Bites - Marla Meridith

Ingredients

• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup hot chocolate or cocoa mix
• 1 teaspoon ground Mexican Ceylon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• one 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips, divided