Basic Brownies

Ingredients

Brownies

• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup butter
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Chocolate Frosting

• 3 Tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 2 Tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper, and grease the paper with butter.
3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat, then stir in cocoa.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Mix in sugar and vanilla then mix in eggs one at a time.
6. Stir in remaining ingredients then stir in nuts.
7. Bake for 30 minutes.
8. Cool completely, flip pan and peel away parchment paper.

Chocolate Frosting

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan.
2. Add cocoa and remove pan from heat.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients until smooth.
4. Spread over brownies.