This recipe is titled this because this was my mom’s recipe, and I knew no one that made brownies with cooked frosting as good as this. She regularly would have these on “stand by” in her freezer just in case guests stopped in. She would have other treats like her banana bread and chocolate chip cookies in Tupperware containers as well. That was my mom, always ready for guests and always made them feel welcome and special. She was able to make her home feel and look like Christmas or any holiday on her tight budget. Her home was always decorated beautifully, was clean and uncluttered, and she had the treats with the coee always on! Everyone was welcome in Doris’ kitchen! December 17th would have been her 95th Birthday! (She did make 90 birthdays). I am dedicating this December Blog to my mom as inspiration for me starting this and my recipe collection.

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Mom’s Brownies

Ingredients

Brownies

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 stick margarine (I typically don’t use I would prefer real butter or coconut oil but I am telling that it has to be margarine, or they don’t turn out)
• 1 cup Hershey's chocolate syrup
• 1 cup flour

Frosting

• 1 1/3 cup sugar
• 6 tbsp millk
• 7 tbsp margarine

Instructions

For the Brownies

• Beat sugar and softened margarine well
• Add 1 egg at a time and beat well
• Add in chocolate syrup and flour and mix until smooth
• Pour into a greased 9 X 11 pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or your toothpick comes out clean!

For the Frosting

• Boil the above ingredients for about 1 minute and take off heat
• Add in 1 ½ cups of semisweet or dark chocolate chips and whisk until smooth.
• Spread over the cooled brownies. I like to add some mint chips or white mint chocolate to the top if making around the holidays