Grandma G’s Brownies

Norma's Notes

• You can never go wrong serving brownies.  
• Take them out as is or dress them up fancy at home with hot fudge sauce and cream or ice cream.
• This recipe is the one I have been making for years and my daughter makes it often.  
• I like the flavor the coffee adds.
• This recipe makes two 11 x 7" brownie pans or one 17 x 11" baking sheet. 
• You may need to adjust cooking time down if using two brownie pans. 

Ingredients

Brownies

2 cups flour

2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 shortening 

1 cup coffee or water

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup buttermilk (milk/2 tsp vinegar)

2 eggs

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

Frosting

1/2 cup butter

2 tbsp cocoa powder

1/4 cup milk

3 1/2 cups icing sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Brownies

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and sugar.
2. In a saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee or water, and cocoa. Stir and heat to boiling.
3. Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl. Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla.
4. Mix well with mixer.
5. Pour into greased pan(s).
6. Bake at 350 for 18 minutes or until center is done.

Frosting

1. While brownies bake, prepare the frosting. In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring.
2. Mix in icing sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth.
3. Pour warm frosting over brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Cool.

Makes 48 bars.

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