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.