Fudge Topped Brownies
By: Andrea Christiansen
1 c butter, melted
2 c sugar
1 c unsifted flour
2/3 c Hershey's cocoa
½ tsp baking powder
1 (14oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporate milk)
2 eggs
½ c milk
3 tsp vanilla, divided
1 (12oz) pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine butter, sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, eggs, milk and 1 ½ tsp vanilla. Beat well. Spread in greased 13 x 9-in pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides. Just before brownies are done, melt chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in a heavy sauce pan. Add remaining vanilla, mix well. Immediately spread over hot brownies. Cool, chill. Cut into bars.
Tip: You could use ½ c applesauce to replace ½ c butter to slightly cut back on the fat. I often double the brownie part so it is slightly thicker than the fudge.