Favorite Fudge Brownies
By rmulleni
Ingredients
- Brownies
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 5 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped nuts
- Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Whole pecans or walnuts if desired
Details
Servings 24
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 90mins
Preparation
Step 1
1 Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. In 1-quart saucepan, melt 3/4 cup butter and the chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon vanilla; set aside.
2 In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 3 to 4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in flour, chocolate mixture and nuts just until well blended. Pour batter into pan.
3 Bake 25 to 35 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4 In small bowl, beat frosting ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until smooth; spread over cooled bars. Refrigerate 1 hour. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
If desired, garnish each bar with a half of a pecan.
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