Nellie's Quick and Easy Brownies

1 stick butter or margarine
½ C. Oil
1 C. water
4 T. Cocoa

2 C. Sugar
2 ½ C. Flour

½ C. Buttermilk (or regular milk soured with 1 T. lemon juice or vinegar)
1 T. Vanilla
1 tsp. Soda (mixed with 1 T. water)

2 eggs

Melt butter in saucepan. Add oil, water and cocoa. Remove from heat. Mix in sugar and flour. Add buttermilk, vanilla and soda. Add eggs. If necessary add more flour. Make about the consistency of cake batter. Pour into a large greased jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. When the brownies are almost done cooking, make the frosting.

Frosting for Brownies
1 stick butter
4 T. Cocoa
1/3 C. Milk
1 T. vanilla
1 lb. (4 C.) powdered sugar
1 C. chopped walnuts (opt.)

Melt butter in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Add cocoa, milk, vanilla. Add powdered sugar. Add nuts last. Pour over warm, but not hot brownies.