But mostly I've just been suffering from terrible terrible writers block. Its an awful thing really. But I have to tell you about these brownies I made!
About a year ago I bought one of those mini cookbooks that plague the checkout stands at wal-mart. You know the ones that have all those nifty recipe cards that you swear you are going to use but never do? Well I made about 50% of the recipes in that one because it was a Christmas one and my friend Jordan and I were doing a baking spree from hell. Literally.
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| The final product from the baking spree from hell... |
Anyways, we survived it and I love buying those little books. This recipe comes from one of those books- the Taste of Home Brownies and Bars to be exact. They are called Treasured brownies and I have to say they are to be treasured. I made them for the first time on Saturday for a BBQ at my former roommates house. They were a hit so I was a happy camper!
Now, I did not use the icing recipe on the brownies since I didn't have time to make it. Instead, I frosted the brownies with Nutella, and sprinkled powder sugar over them. I think I will do that from now on with them since they were so good. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did...
(Also- sorry for the lack of pictures on this one. I was to busy making these and some chocolate chip cookies.)
Treasured Brownies Recipe
from the Taste of Home
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, melted and cooled
- 3 eggs
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup chopped nuts
ICING:- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2/3 cup baking cocoa
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons hot brewed coffee
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, eggs and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture. Stir in nuts (do not overmix).
- Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, beat the icing ingredients until smooth. Spread over cooled brownies. Cut into bars. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.
