Ultimate Chocolate Brownies |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 1012 |
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Excellent chocolate brownies for the choc-o-holic! Ingredients:
3/4 cup hershey's cocoa |
1/2 tsp. baking soda |
2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted and divided |
1/2 cup boiling water |
2 cups sugar |
2 eggs, slightly beaten |
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour |
1 tsp. vanilla extract |
1/4 tsp. salt |
1 cup hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips |
buttercream frosting (follows) (or you can use your favorite store-bought chocolate frosting) |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan or two 8-inch square baking pans. In large bowl, stir together cocoa and baking soda; stir in 1/3 cup butter. Add boiling water, stir until mixture thickens. Stir in sugar, eggs, and remaining 1/3 cup butter; stir until smooth. Add flour, vanilla and salt; blend completely. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan, 30 to 35 minutes for square pans or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost with Buttercream Frosting. Cut into squares.
2. Buttercream Frosting:
3. 6 Tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
4. 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
5. 1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa
6. 1/3 cup milk
7. 1 tsp. vanilla extract
8. In small mixer bowl, beat butter. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Blend in vanilla. Makes 2 cups frosting.
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