Description
These chewy squares ooze brown sugary butterscotch. They becrumb the lips and besmear the chin, like home-baked goodies should.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease an 11x7x2-inch pan.
- Melt 1 cup butter in a large saucepan. Add 2 cups light brown sugar and beat well to mix. Cool the mixture slightly
- then beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Sift together all-purpose flour
- salt and baking powder. Stir it into the wet ingredients
- then add the walnuts or pecans (see Cook’s Note). Mix well.
- Spread batter into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a light gold. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes
- then turn out of pan and let brownies finish cooling on a rack.
- To Make Frosting: Dissolve coffee in the water. Cream 1/2 cup butter with confectioner’s sugar. Beat it until light. Blend the coffee into sugar mixture and spread frosting over the brownies. When frosting has set
- cut brownies into squares. Enjoy!
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 18