Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Name: Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, cubed; 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 2 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups chopped walnuts; Confectioners' sugar, optional

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling YIELD: 16 servings.

My children always looked forward to these fudge brownies as an after-school snack. They're so fudgy they don't need icing. —Hazel Fritchie, Palestine, Illinois

Ingredients

1 cup butter, cubed
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped walnuts
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Cool slightly.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt until blended. Stir in chocolate mixture. Add flour, mixing well. Stir in walnuts.
3. Spread into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake).
4. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 brownie: 410 calories, 28g fat (12g saturated fat), 77mg cholesterol, 186mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 3g fiber), 6g protein.

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