Jim's Brownies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 12 Categories:
Brownies
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Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
Butter or margarine 2
cups
Sugar 4
Eggs,
unbeaten
4
Unsweetened chocolate squares,
melted
1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
cup
Chopped pecans 1 3/4
cups
All-purpose flour
-----CHOCOLATE ICING-----
1
Unsweetened chocolate square,
melted
1
cup
Powdered sugar,
sifted
1
tablespoon
Butter,
softened
1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla 2
tablespoons
Milk
Directions:
Cream butter until soft and fluffy; gradually beat in sugar; creaming well. Add eggs, one at a time, and melted chocolate, mixing thoroughly. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in flour which has been sifted. Stir in chopped nuts. (walnuts are also good). Turn batter into a greased jelly-roll pan. Bake at 350F. degrees for 25 minutes. Mix all ingredients for icing together in a bowl. When brownies are cool, spread with chocolate icing.
Variation: Brownies made in blender: Place eggs, vanilla, soft butter, sugar and melted chocolate in blender container, cover, switch on the motor, and blend until smooth, using a rubber spapula in the top of the mixture. Pour over flour in a pan, stir; add nuts, and bake.
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