I don't actually know where we got this recipe anymore. They have become a signature treat. I am the cookie maker around here and John is the official brownie maker. Only this recipe, of course. In my family they have come to be known simply as "John's Brownies". He can whip these babies up with his eyes shut. They are easy, moist, and fudgy-without being overly rich.
Ingredients:
2 sticks (1 cup butter)
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 T vanilla
Directions:
Combine all ingredients, however you like. Mix well. Pour into 9x13 baking pan/dish. Bake on 350 degrees for 23 minutes or JUST until a toothpick comes out mostly clean...not a moment longer.
Frosting:
Ingredients:
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cocoa
1 Tbsp. butter
1/8 cup milk
1/2 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
Powdered sugar
Directions:
In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients except vanilla & powdered sugar. Bring to a boil and stir for 1-2 minutes. Take off stove and set pan in a cold water bath (sink with water in it or bowl with water in it) for one minute. Add vanilla & then powdered sugar until desired consistency.
