Fantasy brownie - country living holidays

9 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾cupButter or margarine, softened
1⅓cupSugar
3largesEggs
31-oz squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1teaspoonVanilla
¼cupUnsifted all-purposeflour
¼teaspoonBaking powder
teaspoonSalt
cupChopped walnuts

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325'F. Generously grease and flour a 9-inch square bak- ing pan.

2. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. Add chocolate and vanilla. Beat until very fluffy. Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until uniformly combined. Fold in walnuts.

4. Turn batter into prepared pan. Bake until edges start to pull away from sides of pan-about 35 to 40 minutes.

5. Cool 5 minutes; with a sharp knife, cut into 9 squares. Cool com- pletely. Serve plain or topped with ice cream and hot fudge sauce.

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