Recipe For Cooking Ho-Ho Brownies

Toaster Oven Cookies :: Blondies and Brownies

Ho-Ho Brownies

1 C. water
1 C. (2 sticks) margarine
1/4 C. cocoa
2 C. sugar
2 eggs
2 C. flour
1 tea. baking soda
1 tea. vanilla extract or flavoring
1/4 tea. salt
1/2 C. buttermilk or milk soured with  lemon juice

Boil water, cocoa and margarine until slightly thick. Mix sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, vanilla extract or flavoring and salt with buttermilk or milk soured with lemon juice. Add to cocoa mixture. Bake in jellyroll pan at 350 degrees F for 20 min. Cool.

White Layer
2 C. powderedsugar
1/2 C. milk
1 dash salt
1/2 C. Crisco
1 Tbsp. water
1 or 2 tea. vanilla extract
1 1/2 C. powderedsugar

Beat first six ingredients together for at least 5 min. until light and fluffy. Add the 1 1/2 c. powderedsugar or more and beat well. Spread on cooled brownie layer and refrigerate.

Frosting
1 c. granulated sugar
6 tbsp. margarine
6 tbsp. milk
3/4 c. chocolate chips
Chopped nutmeats (optional)

Boil sugar, margarine and milk for 1 1/2 min. Add chocolate chips. Beat while cooling in ice water. Spread onto brownies and put nuts on top.