Chocolate Amaretto Brownies

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup shortening
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons amaretto
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 recipe amaretto frosting
• 1 1/2 tablespoons almonds, sliced
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square
• 1 dash salt
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 tablespoons amaretto

Recipe

• 1 note: 2/3 cup powdered baking cocoa can be substituted for the chocolate uares.
• 2 combine shortening and chocolate in heavy saucepan; place er low heat, stirring constantly, until combined.
• 3 remove from heat and ol.
• 4 stir in eggs and amaretto.
• 5 combine flour and salt; add to creamed xture, stirring well.
• 6 pour batter into a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2" king pan.
• 7 bake at 400 for 20 minutes; cool.
• 8 frost with amaretto osting, sprinkle with sliced almonds (or arrange in flowery patterns, to fancy).
• 9 cut into squares.
• 10 note: 3 tbs powdered baking cocoa can be substituted for chocolate uares.
• 11 combine butter & chocolate in a heavy saucepan; place over low at and stir constantly until melted.
• 12 stir in half and half.
• 13 add wdered sugar, salt amaretto, stirring until smooth.
• 14 yield: enough frosting for 2 dozen brownies.