Super Brownies Recipe

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Even though he's not a chocolate fan, my husband likes these brownies. I fix them for family, company and potlucks. Loaded with macadamia nuts, these chunky, bite-size treats never fail to catch attention on a buffet table. If you prefer, replace the macadamia nuts with pecans. —Bernice Muilenburg, Molalla, Oregon

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Super Brownies Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 42 Servings
20 55 75

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 4-2/3 cups (28 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided
  • 3 tablespoons hot water
  • 4 eggs
  • 5 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped macadamia nuts or pecans, divided

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, melt butter with sugar over medium heat. Remove from the heat; stir in 2 cups chocolate chips until melted.
  • Pour into a large bowl; beat in water. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; beat into the chocolate mixture until blended. Stir in 2 cups chocolate chips and 1 cup nuts.
  • Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining chips and nuts. Bake at 325° for 55 minutes or until the center is set (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack. Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 bar equals 206 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 90 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Super Brownies in Country Woman November/December 1997, p29

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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.

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Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by RavenC09

I used walnuts since I was too lazy to look for macadamia nuts, and it they were really good!

Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2011 by tuptegrove

The recipe looked wonderful. The batter tasted wonderful, but the brownies tasted and looked just like a boxed mix. I was very disappointed--especially for the fortune I spent on macadamia nuts and all the chocolate chips.

Reviewed on May. 21, 2009 by PAdutch

Just wondering...........is 5 teaspoons vanilla correct?

Reviewed on May. 21, 2009 by PAdutch

Reviewed on May. 20, 2009 by radcook

I love this brownie recipe. I have been making these since I received a free issue of Country Woman many years ago. I usually bake mine 45 min..

Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2009 by grannygourmet

These are very rich and chocolatey. Macadamias are a nice addition. I baked mine for 50 minutes and that was plenty of time.

Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2009 by ceeamom

These brownies did not turn out well.Too crusty on top, bake way too long- 5 teasp. vanilla??

cee

Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2009 by ceeamom

Reviewed on May. 07, 2008 by swtmoni

I just finished these brownies and they were great. My family loved them

 
 

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