Awesome Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 14 tablespoons cocoa (1 c. less 2 tbsp.)
• 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup coffee liqueur

Recipe

• 1 melt shortening and cocoa together in the microwave or over a double boiler.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat eggs.
• 4 add sugar to eggs and mix.
• 5 add cocoa mixture to egg mixture.
• 6 add vanilla extract and coffee liqueur to cocoa/egg mixture.
• 7 add flour mixture, and stir until mixed.
• 8 pour batter into a greased 9x13 cake pan.
• 9 the batter will be thick.
• 10 bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
• 11 do not overbake.
• 12 put brownies on a cool surface, such as a protected countertop, after removing them from the oven so that they do not continue to cook.
• 13 bon appetit!