dee dee's "thank you" brownies
I love finding ways of saying "thank you" for the good things people do vs always looking at or always noticing the bad. When I was in the work force, nothing made me happier than when a customer came walking through the door with some home cooked goodies. Always made my day! These brownies are quick & easy and a great way of saying "Thank You" not to mention they taste great too. I made these for our produce manager at our local grocery store. When he found out deer had destroyed our garden, he offered to pick up fresh vegetable for us at his cost. How nice is that! Hope your ejoy!
prep time
10 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, soften
- 1/2 cup cocoa, unsweetened (or dark cocoa)
- 1 to 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder, optional (will enhance the chocolate flavor)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 4 large eggs
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup nuts, chopped (i used walnuts) or 1 cup chocolate chips
- CHOCOLATE FROSTING
- 1/4 cup butter, soften
- 1/4 cup cocoa, unsweetened (or dark cocoa)
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- - dash of salt
- 1/2 to 3/4 cups chocolate chips, melted
How To Make dee dee's "thank you" brownies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
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Step 2Measure flour; add salt and set aside.
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Step 3In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, cocoa and instant coffee together, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
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Step 4Add both sugars to the cocoa/butter mixture. Mix well. This will be pretty thick, again scrap bowl as needed.
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Step 5Add eggs alternately with flour; mix well. Scrap bowl as needed. Add vanilla. Stir in nuts.
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Step 6Using spatula, spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Start checking before 30 minutes. Brownie should look dry on top, not wet. Done when cake tester or toothpick inserted in center of brownie come out clean. Remove from oven; cool completely before frosting.
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Step 7CHOCOLATE FROSTING: Mix all ingredients together until creamy; spread evenly over brownie.
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