Chocolate Fudge Brownies

My children always looked forward to these after-school snacks. The moist treats are so fudgy they don’t need icing.

—Hazel Fritchie, Palestine, IL

PREP: 15 MIN. • BAKE: 35 MIN. + COOLING • MAKES: 16 SERVINGS

• 1 cup butter, cubed
• 6 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• Confectioners’ sugar, optional

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Cool slightly.
2. 2. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt until blended. Stir in chocolate mixture. Add flour, mixing well. Stir in walnuts.
3. 3. Spread into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake).
4. 4. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. If desired, dust with confectioners’ sugar. Cut into bars.

1 BROWNIE: 410 cal., 28g fat (12g sat. fat), 77mg chol., 186mg sod., 36g carb. (26g sugars, 3g fiber), 6g pro.