Fudge Brownies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup of chopped nuts, if you like
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, if you like

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease the bottom only of a square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening.
• 3 heat margarine and 1 package chocolate chips in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted; remove from heat.
• 4 stir in remaining ingredients except nuts and 1/2 cup chocolate chips real hard with a wooden spoon until smooth.
• 5 stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
• 6 spread in pan with a rubber scraper.
• 7 bake until the center is set, about 30 minutes.
• 8 let brownies cool completely, then cut into 1 3/4x1 1/2-inch brownies.
• 9 store brownies tightly covered.