Brownie Classic

 You know when you pull out the Hershey Cocoa, the recipe is going to be perfect.

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1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine (Use butter)

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 eggs

¾ cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa or HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

 

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. 

 Place butter in large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until melted. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, 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.

 Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost if desired. Cut into bars. About 36 brownies.

 

CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING

1/3 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
2-2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat; add cocoa, stirring constantly until smooth.(Mixture will be very thick.) Remove from heat; pour into medium bowl. Cool slightly.

Add powdered sugar alternately with milk and vanilla, beating to spreading consistency. About 2 cups frosting.

THEY are PERFECT ! !

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Nutritional Information per serving: (1/36 of recipe–1 brownie):
Calories: 100, Total Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 60mg,
Total Carbohydrate: 15g, Dietary Fiber: less than 1g, Sugars: 11g, Protein: less than 1g,
Vitamin A: 4%DV*, Vitamin C: 0%DV*, Calcium: 0%DV*, Iron: 0%DV*
*DV=%Daily Values are calculated based on 2000 calorie diet