Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup cocoa

2 eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup flour, all purpose

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 tsp almond flavoring (optional)

1/8 tsp salt

1 1/3 cup icing sugar

1/3 cup cocoa

3 tbsp butter

1 1/2 tbsp hot coffee

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease 8 X 8 inch pan.

In a small pot, heat butter and cocoa over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth.

In mixing bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Add sugar, flour, walnuts, almond flavoring (optional), salt, and cocoa mixture. Stir together well.

Spread in prepared pan, smoothing top.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until wooden pick inserted in center comes out moist, not wet, with batter. Do not over-bake.

Cool slightly in pan on rack before icing.

For icing, beat icing sugar, cocoa, butter, and coffee until smooth, adding more icing sugar or coffee as needed until proper consistency is reached.

Spread over warm brownies. Cut into squares.

Hints:

Sift cocoa and/or icing sugar if lumpy

Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of icing if desired.

Using vanilla instead of almond flavoring will give you a delicious variation on this easy Brownie recipe.

#2.  Delicious Vegan Brownies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup olive oil

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp almond flavoring

1/ 2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 cup flour

2 oz unsweetened chocolate (melted)

1 cut chopped nuts

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Spray or oil a 9 x 9 inch pan.

Mix everything together in a bowl EXCEPT for the melted chocolate and nuts. Once everything is well mixed, add the chocolate and nuts and mix in well.

Pour batter into pan and smooth top.

Bake about 25 - 30 minutes or until center is firm and not sticky. 

Cool completely before cutting.