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Brownies from Heaven

Name: Brownies from Heaven
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1 cup chopped walnuts; FROSTING:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 1/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min.

Makes

2 dozen

There's always a flurry of activity around the snack bar in my kitchen, especially when I set out a plate of these brownies. Topped with a fluffy chocolaty frosting, they really live up to their name.—Linda Hardin-Eldridge, Lake Alfred, Florida

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and cocoa; add to creamed mixture just until combined. Stir in walnuts.
Spread into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 23-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla until smooth. Spread over brownies. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 319 calories, 15g fat (7g saturated fat), 49mg cholesterol, 123mg sodium, 45g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

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