Best Brownies - Hershey's

Ingredients for brownie:
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup unsifted flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Creamy Brownie Frosting

Ingredients for creamy browning frosting:
3 T butter or margarine, softened
3 T cocoa
1 T light corn syrup or honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1-2 T milk

Preparing the brownie:
Blend butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Add eggs, using a wooden spoon, beat well.

Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually blend into egg mixture. Stir in the nuts.

Spread in greased 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes, or until brownie begins to pull away from edges of pan. Cool; frost with Creamy Brownie Frosting.

Cut into squares.

Makes about 16 brownies

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Preparing the creamy browning frosting:
Cream butter, cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla in a small mixer bowl.

Add confectioner's sugar and milk; beat to spreading consistency.

Makes about 1 cup