Aunt Louises Brownies Recipes

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Melt butter in microwave.
• Add the cocoa and stir.
• In medium bowl beat eggs until frothy.
• Add sugar, flour, and salt (also nuts if you are using them).
• Pour cocoa mixture over egg mixture and stir all together.
• Put into a greased 8 x 8 pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
• For a doubled recipe use a 9 x 13 pan.
• Icing, recipe below.
• Icing for Best Ever Brownies:
• 1 1/3 cup icing sugar.
• 1/3 cup cocoa.
• 3 tbsp butter or margarine.
• 1 tbsp & 2 tsp hot water
• Beat all ingredients together, add more liquid if necessary.
• Spread over brownies.

AUNT SHARON'S BEST BROWNIES

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugar and water in a small saucepan. Heat on medium and stir until sugar is melted. Remove from heat.
• Add vanilla, eggs and 1 cup of chocolate morsels (I use Ghirardelli's) and stir until chocolate is melted.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine baking soda, salt and flour, mix well. Add warm chocolate mixture and stir gently until combined.
• Spray bottom of a 9"x13" baking pan with spray release of choice, then pour in the brownie batter. Wait a minute or two for the batter to even out over the pan, then sprinkle with the additional cup of chocolate morsels.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes.

AUNT GLENNIS'S BLONDE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat eggs and butter together; add sugar. Gradually add flour; mix well. Stir in vanilla. Fold in nuts, coconut, and chocolate chips. Bake in greased and floured 13 × 9-inch sheet pan for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.

AUNT ESSIE'S APPLE BROWNIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease a 9" X 13" baking dish (I now use non-stick cooking spray.)
• 2. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and eggs. Stir in apples and nuts.
• 3. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, and fold into apple mixture.
• 4. Pour batter into prepared baking dish, and bake for 50 minutes.
• 5. Cool, in baking dish on wire rack. Cut into squares and serve with a dollop of whipped topping or a scoop of ice cream, if you like.