Chocolate Chip Brownies

People love these very rich brownies so much that I never take them anywhere without bringing along several copies of the recipe to hand out to friends.

—Brenda Kelly, Ashburn, VA

PREP: 10 MIN. • BAKE: 30 MIN. + COOLING • MAKES: 4 DOZEN

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup baking cocoa
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup vanilla or white chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

1. 1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture just until blended (do not overmix).
2. 2. Pour into 2 greased 9-in. square baking pans. Sprinkle with chips and nuts. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool.

1 BROWNIE: 167 cal., 8g fat (4g sat. fat), 38mg chol., 83mg sod., 22g carb. (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g pro.