Chocolate Syrup Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 16 ounces chocolate syrup
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons milk (may need to add more)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350.
• 2 grease a 13x9 pan.
• 3 for the bars: beat together sugar and softened butter until creamy.
• 4 add vanilla, eggs and chocolate syrup.
• 5 blend well.
• 6 lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• 7 stir into chocolate mixture and mix well.
• 8 pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
• 9 cool.
• 10 for the frosting: melt butter in a saucepan.
• 11 blend in cocoa and heat just until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 12 cool.
• 13 blend in powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
• 14 you may need to add additional milk if frosting is too dry.
• 15 stir in nuts, if you are using them.
• 16 spread carefully over brownies.
• 17 let sit for a bit to firm up frosting.
• 18 enjoy!