Dot's Special Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 6 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup flour, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups rolled oats (not instant)
• 1 cup powdered sugar (confectioner's)
• 3 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9" round cake pan and preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 mix shortening, brown sugar, and egg together thoroughly.
• 3 stir in milk and mix well.
• 4 sift the flour, baking soda and salt together then stir into the batter.
• 5 add the chocolate chips and the oats and blend well.
• 6 spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
• 7 ***five minutes before brownies are finished baking -- mix the glaze ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until glaze is smooth.
• 8 take brownies out of the oven and pour glaze over the top immediately.
• 9 cool completely on a wire rack then cut into pie shaped wedges.