Best Brownies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter Butter, salted
• 1 cup white sugar Sugar, granulated
• 2 eggs Egg, whole, raw
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour All-purpose flour (enriched, bleached)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt Salt, table
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder Baking powder (double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate)
• — FROSTING —
• 3 tablespoons butter , softened Butter, salted
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder Cocoa powder, unsweetened
• 1 tablespoon honey Honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar Confectioners' (powdered) sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8-inch square pan.
2. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
3. Beat in cocoa, flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake 25–30 minutes. Do not overcook.
5. Make frosting: combine softened butter, cocoa, honey, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar.
6. Frost brownies while still warm.