Name: Ultimate Chocolate Brownies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 3/4 cup cocoa; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 2/3 cup butter, melted and divided; 1/2 cup boiling water; 2 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 1/3 cup flour; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/4 tsp salt; `1 cup chocolate chips; 6 tbsp margarine, softened; 1/2 cup cocoa; 2 2/3 cup powdered sugar; 1/3 cup milk; 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Brownies:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease rectangular pan, 9 x 13 inch or two square 8 inch pans. In medium bowl, combine cocoa and baking soda. Blend in 1/3 c. butter. Add boiling water; stir until mixture thickens. Stir in sugar, eggs and remaining 1/3 c. batter; stir until smooth. Add flour, vanilla and salt; blend completely. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake 35-40 minutes for rectangular pan, 30-35 minutes for square pans or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan; frost with One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting. Cut into squares.

One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting:

In small mixer bowl, cream butter. Add cocoa and powdered sugar alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Blend in vanilla.