MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01 Title: Ultimate Chocolate Brownies Categories: Brownies, Chocolate Yield: 15 servings MMMMM--------------------------BROWNIE------------------------------- 3/4 c Hershey's cocoa 1/2 ts Baking soda 2/3 c Butter; melted and divided 1/2 c Water; boiling 2 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 1/3 c Flour 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Mint or reg chocolate chips MMMMM--------------------BUTTERCREAM FROSTING------------------------- 6 tb Butter 1/2 c Hershey's cocoa 2 2/3 c Confectioners sugar 1/3 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla Preheat oven to 350~F. Grease 13x9" pan. In medium bowl, combine cocoa and baking soda; blend in 1/3 c melted butter. Add the boiling water; stir until mixture thickens. Stir in sugar, eggs and remaining 1/3 c melted butter; stir until smooth. Add flour, vanilla and salt; blend completely. Stir in chocolate chips; pour into prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely; frost with Buttercream frosting. Cut into squares. Buttercream Frosting: Cream butter in small mixing bowl; add cocoa and sugar alternately with milk. Beat to spreading consistency; blend in vanilla. MMMMM