Saturday, January 29, 2011

Hershey's Best Brownies

and my families too!





1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted

1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
CREAMY BROWNIE FROSTING (recipe follows)


Heat oven to 350°F.
Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
Stir together butter, sugar and
vanilla in bowl.
Add eggs; beat well
with spoon.



Stir together flour,
cocoa, baking powder and salt;
gradually add to egg mixture, beating
until well blended.


Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or
until brownies begin to
pull away from sides of pan.
Cool completely in pan
on wire rack. Prepare
CREAMY BROWNIE FROSTING
; spread over brownies.
Cut into squares. About 36 brownies.

 


CREAMY BROWNIE FROSTING

3 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 tablespoon light corn syrup or honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Beat butter, cocoa, corn syrup
and vanilla in small bowl
until blended
. Add powdered sugar
and milk;
beat to spreading consistency.
About 1 cup frosting.





9 comments:

  1. Those brownies look good and fudgy. Yum, yum, yum. I have a linky party going on at my blog called "Sweets for a Saturday" and I'd like to invite you to stop by and link this up.

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  2. Sounds sinfully good. Anything choc. has to be the best.

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  3. Yeah... The look like fudge! I know my son would love those. Thanks!

    ~Rainey~
    http://theprojecttable.blogspot.com

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  4. These look just like the brownies my mom made growing up. Yum!

    I hope you'll stop by and share your recipe on Sweet Tooth Friday! http://alli-n-son.com/2011/02/03/chocolate-toffee/

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  5. After reading this post, I need a chocolate fix.

    :)
    ButterYum

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  6. These look delicious. I always tend to favor an iced brownie. I still have my old Hershey Cookbook I got for Christmas one year when I was about 8. I love that book.

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  7. I am doing a blog and was wondering if i could use the Hersheys Best Brownie Photo. Thanks

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    1. please email me at yellowroses021@yahoo.com

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