Best-ever Bourbon Brownies

These are an elegant, indulgent, melt-in-your mouth chocolate dessert. If you prefer the brownies without the bourbon, omit the drizzling step.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 1 8x8 pan

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons water
• 1  cup  semisweet chocolate piece
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans
• 2 -3  tablespoons Bourbon
• 3  tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups  sifted powdered sugar
• 2 -3  teaspoons milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1  ounce  semisweet chocolate, melted

Directions

1. Grease an 8x8x2-inch baking pan;set aside;Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the 1/3 cup butter, sugar and water; cook and stir over medium heat just until boiling, remove from heat, add the 1 cup of chocolate pieces; stir until chocolate is melted.
3. Stir in eggs and vanilla, beating lightly with a spoon until combined; stir in flour, baking soda and salt; stir in pecans.
4. Spread batter into prepared pan;Bake at 350 degrees about 20 minutes or until edges are set and begin to pull away from the sides of pan.
5. Using a fork, prick the warm brownies several times, Drizzle BOURBON evenly over brownies; cool in pan on wire rack.
6. For frosting; In a small mixing bowl beat the 3 tablespoons butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for about 30 seconds; gradually add powdered sugar, beating well, slowly beat in 2 teaspoons of the milk and the vanilla; if necessary, beat in remaining milk to reach spreading consistency, spread over brownies;Melt chocolate; drizzle melted chocolate over frosting.