Craving Brownies

So it was a rough day at work and I need something with chocolate in it.  So I decided to make my favorite frosted brownies and thought I would share that recipe with you guys too.  I hope you enjoy as much as I do.  I can't wait for the brownies to cool so I can frost and enjoy.

Ultimate Chocolate Brownies


Ingredients

• 3/4 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
• 2/3 cupbutter or margarine, melted and divided
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 2 cupssugar
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/3 cupsall-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoonsalt
• 1 cupHERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
• ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (recipe follows)

Directions

1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan or two 8-inch square baking pans.
   
2. 2 Stir together cocoa and baking soda in large bowl; stir in 1/3 cup butter. Add boiling water; stir until mixture thickens. Stir in sugar, eggs and remaining 1/3 cup butter; stir until smooth. Add flour, vanilla and salt; blend completely. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan.
   
3. 3 Bake 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan, 30 to 35 minutes for square pans or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING. Cut into squares. About 36 brownies.
   
   ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
   6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
   2-2/3 cups powdered sugar
   1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
   1/3 cup milk
   1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   
   Beat butter in medium bowl. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk,
   beating to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Stir in vanilla.
   About 2 cups frosting.

I hope these brownies satisfy your chocolate craving as much they did for me.  Tomorrow has to be a better day...I hope.

Kelly