Ingredients
-
1 cup butter (use the real stuff)
-
2 cups sugar
-
4 eggs
-
2 teaspoons vanilla
-
3/4 cup hershey's cocoa powder
-
1 cup all-purpose flour
-
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
-
1/4 teaspoon salt
-
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional, I do not use)
-
-
1 cup confectioners' sugar
-
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
-
1 tablespoon melted butter
Instructions
- For brownies heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with non stick cooking spray.
- In large microwave safe bowl place butter and microwave until melted.
- Stir in sugar and vanilla.
- Add eggs one at a time, hand beating well with spoon after each addition.
- Add cocoa; beat until well blended.
- Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well.
- Stir in nuts if desired.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30 - 35 minutes (I underbake mine for 25 minutes).
- Drop icing on hot brownies and spread with a rubber spatula as icing melts. Cool completely and cut into bars.
- For icing. Melt butter then wisk in the cocoa, butter and powder sugar. Icing will be thick but will melt when placed on hot brownies and make like a thin chocolate coating. The brownies are still good without the icing but what the heck, go for it!