Employee of the Week Brownies

I made these brownies to celebrate Missy's Emloyee of the Week award at the middle school where she teaches english. She certainly deserves it! We ate the whole pan...

The recipe is off of the Nestly cocoa container, but I modified the directions a bit.

You need:
1 2/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. melted butter
2 T. hot water
2 large eggs
2 t. vanilla
1 1/3 c. flour mix (that includes xanthan gum)
3/4 c. cocoa
1/2 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt

Mix the butter with the cocoa and water, then add in the sugar. Mix in the eggs and vanilla. Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a separate bowl, then mix that into the sugar mixture.

Put it into a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350 for 18-25 minutes.

If you halve the recipe, an 8 x 8 pan works well, but bake it for about the same time. They're ready when a toothpick comes out almost clean, or bake them until it comes out clean for less soft brownies.

While they're baking, make the frosting. The recipe is also on the cocoa container.

You need:

3 c. powdered sugar
2/3 c. cocoa
1/2 c. soft butter
5-6 T. milk
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t. salt

Mix 1 cup of the powdered sugar, the cocoa, butter, 2 T. of the milk, salt and vanilla with an electric mixer until it's creamy. Mix in the rest of the sugar and milk until it's frosting.

After the brownies have cooled in the pan, frost and add sprinkles. Yum. :o)