Orange Brownies

Contributed by Marcielle Cundiff, Martinez Ward

Ingredients:
1 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
2 C. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 C. (2 sticks) butter, softened
4 eggs
2 tsp. pure orange extract
1 tsp. grated orange zest

Glaze ingredients:
1 C. confectioner's sugar
2 Tbls. orange juice
1 tsp. grated orange zest

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  
• Grease a 13x9x2 inch pan and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and salt.
• Add butter, eggs, orange extract and orange zest and beat with an electric handheld mixer until well blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until light golden brown and set.
• Remove from oven and pierce top of entire cake with a fork.

Glaze directions:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring until smooth.
• Pour glaze over baked cake. Cool cake and cut into squares.
  
• Makes 24 brownies.