Super Yummy Scratch Brownies

Ingredients:

2 Cups sugar
4 Eggs
6 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 Teaspoon vanilla
1 Cup butter or margarine
2 Cups flour

Directions:

Combine sugar and eggs. Mix together cocoa and 2 tablespoons melted butter. Add to sugar mixture and then add vanilla, butter and flour. Mix well. Bake at 325 for 30-35 minutes.




Icing:

1/2 Cup butter
2 1/2 Cups powdered sugar
1 egg
3 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Teaspoon vanilla

Cream together butter and powdered sugar. Add egg, mix well. Blend in cocoa and vanilla. Beat until spreadable. If too thick add milk, if too thin add powdered sugar.

This is my sister in laws Liz's icing recipe. It is the best icing ever on brownies. Thanks Liz.
One thing to suggest the icing tastes better is use imitation vanilla other than real vanilla. The real vanilla gives it a funny taste for some reason to me. But either one is great.