Ingredients
2/3
cup butter or margarine
5
oz unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
1 3/4
cups sugar
2
teaspoons vanilla
3
eggs
1
cup all-purpose flour
1/2
cup chopped walnuts, toasted if desired*
Chocolate or mocha frosting, if desired
Preparation
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with shortening.
In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Cool 5 minutes.
In medium bowl, beat sugar, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on high speed 5 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour just until blended, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in walnuts. Spread in pan.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or just until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours. Frost with frosting. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
