FIVE-STAR BROWNIES

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There's a bit of my state's history behind these brownies' name and shape. In 1990, when I entered them at our state fair, Kansas was celebrating the 100th birthday of a famous native son, Dwight Eisenhower. In fact, that occasion was the theme of the fair. So I renamed my brownies, in honor of the rank he'd achieved as a general and cut them out with a star cookie cutter. They ended up winning a blue ribbon! -Pam Buerki Rogers, Victoria, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup shortening, melted
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup baking cocoa
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla until blended. Beat in butter and shortening until smooth. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to egg mixture. Stir in nuts if desired. , Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with foil and grease the foil; pour batter into pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. , Using foil, lift brownies out of pan. Discard foil. Cut brownies with a 3-in. star-shaped cookie cutter or into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326 calories, Fat 14g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 227mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (34g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

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