These are to die for and easy to make. They will cure any chocolate craving.
Pre heat oven to 400
In a bowl mix together:
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
4 Tbsp baking cocoa

In a sauce pan:
1 c. cold water
1 stick of butter
1/2 c. oil
Mix together and bring to a boil, pour into dry ingredients and mix and then add:

1 tsp baking soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
Pour into jelly roll pan (a 15×11 inch pan with edges)
bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes.

Frosting:
In a sauce pan combine:
4 Tbsp baking coca
1 stick of butter
1/3 c. buttermilk
Bring to a boil and add a 16 ounce box of powder sugar, add more if needed. Remove from heat and add 1 tsp of vanilla. Pour and spread over warm brownies. When cool, cut into squares and serve.

Latter I’ll post a picture when I can get my camera working again.

I have a batch of lockets done and I will be listing them on my site today. They all have an antique button on the front.

The inside has vintage postcards, they can be removed to add your own photos.

The clasp is a heart and hook.

December 1st, my kids start their count down to Christmas. My fireplace mantel is lined with an assortment of Christmas socks hung on a ribbon with a clothes pin numbered for each day of the countdown. The socks have either candy, some loose change, playdough, stickers or little trinkets. Let the count down begin.