Orange Brownies

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 28 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, softened
• 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, melt butter. stir in cocoa until smooth. remove from the heat. in a bowl, beat eggs until frothy. without stirring, add the sugar, flour, pecans, orange juice concentrate, peel and salt. pour cocoa mixture over the top; mix well. transfer to a greased 8 inch square baking pan.
• 2 bake at 350 degrees for 28-32 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan. cool completely on a wire rack. for frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, butter and orange juice concentrate; mix well. spread over the brownies. cut into bars; garnish with orange peel if desired.