Chocolate Amaretto Brownies

Recipes Ingredients:

1 c shortening
1 x handful sliced almonds
4 oz sq unsweetened chocolate
1/4 c Butter or margarine
2 c sugar
2 tb half-and-half
4 ea eggs, beaten
1 oz sq unsweetened chocolate
2 tb Amaretto/almond-flavor
1 ds salt
1 1/2 c flour
2 1/2 c powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 ts salt
2 tb amaretto
1 ea recipe Amaretto Frosting

Recipe Instructions:

~--------------------------AMARETTO FROSTING-+--------------------------- ~--------------------------AMARETTO FROSTING-+--------------------------- Note: 2/3 cup powdered Baking Cocoa can be substituted for the Chocolate uares. Combine shortening (Crisco butter-flavored is good, or I've used rgarine be cholesterol-conscious) and Chocolate in heavy saucepan; place er low heat, stirring constantly, until combined. Remove from heat and ol. Stir in eggs and amaretto. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed xture, stirring well. Pour batter into a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2" king pan. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes; cool. Frost with Amaretto osting, sprinkle with sliced almonds (or arrange in flowery patterns, to fancy). Cut into squares. Note: 3 Tbs powdered Baking Cocoa can be substituted for Chocolate uares. Combine Butter & Chocolate in a heavy saucepan; place over low at and stir constantly until melted. Stir in half and half. Add wdered sugar, salt Amaretto, stirring until smooth. Yield: Enough osting for 2 dozen brownies. (Original recipe from Gayle Scott, esapeake, VA)