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HERSHEY'S Best Brownies Recipe

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Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
20 Min.
Prep:
15 Min.
Yields:
16 brownies

Get lost in the joys of baking and use the easy to make Best Brownies Recipe from HERSHEY'S CHIPITS to transport you to chocolate paradise.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
15 minutes
Bake Time
20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup
    butter or margarine, melted (125 mL)
  • 1 cup
    granulated sugar (250 mL)
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract (5 mL)
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1/2 cup
    all-purpose flour (125 mL)
  • 1/3 cup
    HERSHEY'S Cocoa (75 mL)
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking powder (1 mL)
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt (1 mL)
  • 1/2 cup
    chopped nuts (optional) (125 mL)
  • Optional Creamy Brownie Frosting:
  • 3 tbsps
    butter or Becel® margarine, softened (45 mL)
  • 3 tbsps
    HERSHEY'S Cocoa (45 mL)
  • 1 tbsp
    light corn syrup or honey (15 mL)
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract (2 mL)
  • 1 cup
    icing sugar (250 mL)
  • 1 tbsp
    milk (approx.) (15 mL)

Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven Oven
mixing bowl Mixing Bowl
wire rack Wire Rack
mixer Mixer
measuring cups Measuring Cups
square baking pan 9-inch (23 cm) Square Baking Pan
1

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a 9-inch (2.5 L) square baking pan.

2

Stir butter with sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Add eggs; beat well with a spoon. Stir flour with cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in nuts (if using). Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.

3

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from pan. Place on a wire rack and cool completely before cutting into squares.

4

Optional Creamy Brownie Frosting: Beat butter with cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla in a small bowl until well blended. Add icing sugar and milk; beat, adding a bit more milk if needed, until spreadable. Spread frosting over cooled brownies and cut into squares.

Tip

BECEL is a registered trade-mark of Unilever Canada.