Brownies with icing
24 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 1 | Stick butter | |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 4 | tablespoons | Cocoa |
| 1 | cup | Water |
| 2 | Eggs; slightly beaten | |
| ½ | cup | Buttermilk |
| 1 | tablespoon | Soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | Stick butter | |
| 4 | tablespoons | Cocoa |
| 6 | tablespoons | Milk |
| 1 | Box powdered sugar | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | cup | Nuts |
Directions
NOTE: Last 6 ingredients are for the icing. Mix flour & sugar in large bowl. In saucepan melt butter, shortening, cocoa & water & bring to a rapid boil. Pour this mixture over the flour mixture & stir well. Add beaten eggs, buttermilk, soda & vanilla. Bake in long, greased cookie sheet (12x24-inch) at 400 for about 20 minutes. (You MUST use this size pan.) ICING: Melt together butter, cocoa & milk. Remove from heat & add sugar, vanilla & nuts. Ice hot brownies & let cool before cutting into squares.
HELEN WEAVER
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .