Cookie Recipes
Ho-Ho Brownies
Ingredients
Base
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or milk soured with lemon juice
White Layer
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 dash salt
- 1/2 cup Crisco
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
Frosting
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- Chopped nutmeats (optional)
Instructions
Base
- Boil water, cocoa and butter until slightly thick.
- Mix sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, vanilla extract and salt with buttermilk or milk soured with lemon juice. Add to cocoa mixture.
- Bake in jellyroll pan at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Let cool.
White Layer
- Beat first six ingredients together for at least 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar or more and beat well.
- Spread on cooled brownie layer and refrigerate.
Frosting
- Boil sugar, butter and milk for 1 1/2 minutes.
- Add chocolate chips. Beat while cooling in ice water.
- Spread onto brownies and sprinkle nuts on top, if desired.