Hazelnut Brownies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, melted
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
• FROSTING:
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
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• 1 cup heavy whipping cream or refrigerated hazelnut nondairy creamer
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the 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, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture. Fold in hazelnuts.
• Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
• For frosting, in a microwave, melt chips and cream until chips are melted; stir until smooth. Stir in butter until melted. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until frosting achieves spreading consistency, stirring several times. Frost brownies. Sprinkle with hazelnuts. Yield: 2 dozen.

Hazelnut Brownies published in Taste of Home April/May 2005, p29