Five-Star Brownies
There's a bit of my state's history behind these brownies' name and shape. In 1990, when I entered them at our state fair, Kansas was celebrating the 100th birthday of a famous native son, Dwight Eisenhower. In fact, that occasion was the theme of the fair. So I renamed my brownies, in honor of the rank he'd achieved as a general and cut them out with a star cookie cutter. They ended up winning a blue ribbon! —Pam Buerki Rogers, Victoria, Kansas
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup shortening, melted
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped nuts, optional
Reviews
RuLu1 this recipe uses both butter and shortening.
Do you use melted butter or the actual stick of shortening melted?
I have been making this exact recipe since I was in the 3rd grade. I have tried others over the years, but I always come back to this one. Perfect little crust on top and nice and moist in the center. Perfect!
Best brownies we have ever had! I know my kids will always cherish this recipe! Thank you so much for sharing it!
These are rich and chocolatey. They have a nice, moist fudgey texture. I let mine bake for only about 25 minutes, as the toothpick came out clean on mine at that amount of time. I did add mini m&m's to the top of mine after my kids requested to add some.
Absolutely delicious brownies, best homemade recipe I've found yet! I even make them gluten free for my brother's & they still turn out good!
Wonderful!
These turn out perfectly every time. Have not used another recipe in about 15 years after finding this one.
I've made these two times. There are never any leftovers!
Used to make brownie sundaes....so good!