Best Nancy Reagans Brownies Recipes

SCRATCH BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream butter (or margarine) and sugar. This works well with a mixer, but you can do it by hand.
• After creaming, switch to a spoon for mixing. Brownies tend to get tough if worked too much. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix just until smooth.
• Pour in cocoa powder and flour. Again, mix until smooth and lumps are broken up, but don't overmix or work the batter too much.
• At this point, if you want to add extras such as nuts, raisins, or chocolate pieces, just fold those in easily.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes in 2 pans size 8 inches by 8 inches. You can use a larger pan like the 9 x 9 and cook for a little longer, 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. If you use a single pan, then the Scratch Brownies are thicker.

BROWNIE FINGERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Line a 13x9x2 inch baking pan with foil, grease foil.
• Set aside.
• Melt butter and chocolate in a large saucepan over LOW heat till smooth.
• Do NOT COOK, you are only melting the chocolate and butter together, this is very very important.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in eggs, granulated sugar, and vanilla.
• Stir in flour and the ¾ cup cocoa powder.
• Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake for 22 to 25 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• Lift brownies from pan with foil.
• Cut into bars, wiping knife between cuts.
• Roll in powdered sugar or, in a mixture of equal parts powdered sugar and cocoa powder.
• I usually serve them plain, and I think they are just fine, but my husband like them rolled in the cocoa sugar the best.
• Makes 64.
• To store: Place in layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container; cover.
• Store at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.

TRI-LEVEL BROWNIES

Steps:

• BASE: Stir together oats, flour, brown sugar, soda, salt, and melted butter.
• Pat into a 11x7x1 1/2 baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Cool.
• SECOND LAYER: Mix sugar, butter and melted chocolate.
• Add egg: beat well.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add to chocolate mixture alternately with milk and vanilla.
• Stir in chopped nuts if using.
• Spread over baked cooled base layer.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Cool.
• FROSTING: Melt chocolate with butter over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Blend in hot water to make an almost pourable consistency.
• Frost brownies.
• Cut into 16 bars.