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Best Brownies
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Creamy Frosting:
- 3 tablespoons butter,
softened
3 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
1 tablespoon light corn syrup or honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
- Heat oven to 350°F
(175°C). Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
- Stir together butter,
sugar and vanilla in bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon.
- Stir together flour, cocoa,
baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating
until well blended. Stir in nuts, if desired. Spread batter evenly
into prepared pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes
or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool
completely in pan on wire rack.
- For Creamy Frosting: Beat
butter, cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla in small bowl until blended.
- Add powdered sugar and
milk; beat to spreading consistency; spread over brownies. Cut
into squares.
Makes about 16 brownies.
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