Five-star brownies

36 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3eachesEggs
2cupsSugar
teaspoonVanilla extract
½cupButter or margarine --
Melted
¼cupShortening -- melted
cupAll-purpose flour
¾cupCocoa powder
teaspoonSalt
1cupNuts -- chopped optional

Directions

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until well mixed. Add butter and shortening. Combine flour, cocoa and salt; stir into egg mixture and mix well. Add nuts if desired. Line a 13x9x2 inch baking pan with foil and grease the foil; pour batter into pan. Bake at 350 deg for 30 min. or until brownies test done with a wooden pick. Cool in pan. turn brownies out of pan onto a cookie sheet; remove foil.

Place a wire rack over brownies; turn over and remove cookie sheet.

Cut with a star cutter or into bars. Yield: about 3 doz.

Recipe By : Country Woman