Chocolate Lovers Deluxe Fudgy Brownies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine, melted
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease an 8â€? square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 in medium bowl stir together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
• 4 add flour, cocoa and salt stirring just until blended.
• 5 mix in half of the walnuts, if desired.
• 6 spread mixture and sprinkle with remaining walnuts.
• 7 bake about 30 minutes, until top appears dry and center is set.
• 8 cool brownies in pan on wire rack.
• 9 to wrap, cut brownies into squares.
• 10 note: to toast walnuts, spread on baking sheet.
• 11 bake in 350 degrees oven stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 12 remove from oven and cool completely.
• 13 my dh has also added chocolate chips to the batter with wonderful results!