Aunt Essies Hershey Syrup Brownies

Aunt Essies Hershey Syrup Brownies
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 Tbs. vanilla
16 oz. can Hershey syrup
1-1/3 cups flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 cup chopped walnuts and/or chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add the Hershey syrup to the butter mixture and mix together thoroughly. Add the flour, baking powder and walnuts and/or chocolate
chips to the chocolate mixture and mix for 2 minutes.

Grease a 9x13 pan. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until an inserted knife or toothpick comes out clean. While the brownies are in the oven, prepare the frosting.

Aunt Essies Frosting

2 Tbs. butter
3 Tbs. milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup chocolate chips

In a saucepan, boil the butter, milk and sugar for 30 seconds or so.
While the mixture is boiling, remove from heat and mix in the chocolate chips. Pour the frosting onto the brownies.

Aunt Lils Aunts Chocolate Icing

2 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 Tbs. butter
1/2 cup sugar
5 oz. can evaporated milk
2 tsp. vanilla

In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter. After the chocolate and butter are melted, add the sugar, evaporated milk and vanilla. Stir constantly over medium heat until mixture thickens, approximately 30 minutes. Remove the icing from the heat and while still warm, pour and spread the icing all over the cooled brownies.

Allow the icing to cool prior to serving.