Make-Ahead Glazed Brownies Recipe

Make-Ahead Glazed Brownies Recipe

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • GLAZE:
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and sour cream. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  2. Meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl, cream butter. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, cocoa and milk. Stir in pecans and vanilla. Spread over warm brownies. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw an cut into bars.