Lion House Picnic Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 4 ounces baking chocolate
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2/3 cup walnuts or 2/3 cup pecans or 2/3 cup almonds, chopped
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease two 9-inch round pans.
• 3 in top of double boiler or microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate and butter.
• 4 in medium bowl, mix sugar, vanilla, and salt; add to melted chocolate mixture and blend well. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. add flour and mix well.
• 5 divide batter equally into prepared pans. spread evenly and sprinkle top of each with chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
• 6 bake for 25 minutes (do not overbake). allow to cool completely before cutting. run a thin knife between pan and brownies and turn upside down. you may need to shake hard to release brownies from pan. cut brownies into 8 pie-shaped pieces. makes 16 brownies.