8 squares unsweetened
1 chocolate
1 1/2 cup butter or margarine
6 eggs
3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tbsp vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
Melt chocolate and butter or margarine over hot water or in microwave
on medium 4 minutes. Cool. Beat eggs until lemon coloured.
Gradually add sugar, beating until thick about 3 minutes. Stir in
chocolate mixture, fold in flour, vanilla and nuts. Pour into two
greased 2 l square pans. Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes. Toppings:
Sprinkle with chopped nuts and semi sweet chocolate chips before
baking. Sprinkle cool Brownies with icing sugar Glaze: Melt 1 square
of unsweetened chocolate with 1 tb of butter and 1/4 cup of milk,
blend until smooth. Add 1 1/4 cup of icing sugar, blend well. Spread
over pan cooled brownies. Rocky Road: Sprinkle 2 cups miniature
marshmallows over 1 pan of brownies. Broil under preheated broiler
until golden brown. Drizzle with 1 square melted semi sweet
chocolate. From Bakers Chocolate Square box From: Eleanor Creighton
: Date: 03 Nov 95 From: Florence Thompson Date: 05-02-96
Servings: 24 servings
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