1. Preheat oven to 300°. Grease a 9- by 13-in. baking pan and set aside.

2. Sift together flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder into a bowl.

3. Microwave butter and bittersweet chocolate in a medium glass bowl, stirring often, until melted and smooth, about 1 ½ minutes.

4. Whisk together sugar and eggs in a large bowl until blended. Add extracts and whisk to blend. Stir melted chocolate mixture into egg mixture. Gently fold in flour mixture with a plastic spatula until no streaks remain. Pour batter into prepared pan and spread evenly.

5. Bake brownies until a toothpick inserted 2 in. from edge comes out with a few crumbs sticking to it, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool about 45 minutes.

6. Put dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and cook 15 seconds at a time, mixing, until melted (probably about 45 seconds-1 minute but mix every 15 seconds). Put melted chocolate in a resealable plastic bag, snip off a small corner tip, and drizzle half over brownies. Sprinkle with candies and drizzle with remaining chocolate.

7. Let cool until chocolate sets, 25 minutes, then cut into squares.