This recipe came from Hershey's. These are the best homemade brownies that I've ever made. They're incredibly moist. I love the texture and appearance and they look better in person than they do in my photo. I made half in a 7" square pan that was lined with foil and sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. If you use an 8" pan for half the recipe, yours will cook in slightly less time than mine did and will be thinner, and these are already thin in a 7" pan. They baked in 37 minutes. I doubled the vanilla to one teaspoon and tripled the salt to 3/8 teaspoon and I think it needs more, probably 1/2 t. total. I didn't make the frosting for this but will next time, only using half the amount of cocoa, two tablespoons, not four.
My frosting recipe is: 1 c. powdered sugar (I didn't weigh the sugar), 1 T. unsweetened cocoa powder (Dutch process cocoa is best), 2 T. butter/margarine/spread, 2 T. milk, scant 1/2 t. pure vanilla extract. In microwavabel bowl melt together butter and milk. Stir in cocoa powder, pressing out all lumps with back of spoon. Add vanilla. Pour mixture into bowl containing powdered sugar, stirring until well incorporated. Pour over cooled brownies. Top with nuts if desired.
I grade these an A++.
Edit- I made these again 11/2020 and I made chocolate frosting for them. See photo below.
Edit- I made these yet again 12/2020 and I used just 1/4 c. cocoa powder, which is 2 T. less than called for, I didn't weight it, and used equal parts melted butter and vegetable oil. They were too moist so just stick with all butter.
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