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Fudge Walnut Brownies Recipe

I've tried numerous brownie recipes, but this recipe is the best by far. A well-known baker in our town generously shared the recipe with me.

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Fudge Walnut Brownies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Yield: 60 Servings

25 40 65

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups butter, softened
4 cups sugar
8 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups baking cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, cubed
6 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts.
Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat; stir in milk and cocoa until smooth. Return to the heat and bring to a boil; boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Frost warm brownies. Sprinkle with walnuts if desired. Cool on a wire rack before cutting. Yield: 5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 183 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 43 mg cholesterol, 103 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Fudge Walnut Brownies in Best of Country Cookies , p80

Substitute for Nuts

If your family loves the crunch of nuts in brownies and chocolate chip cookies, but someone is allergic to them, add granola or crisp rice cereal in the same amounts as the nuts called for in your recipes. But, always check the granola or cereal packages for nut allergy alerts to be certain.