Super Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 2/3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided (28 ounces)
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 4 eggs
• 5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups coarsely chopped macadamia nuts or 2 cups pecans, divided

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and sugar.
• 2 remove from the heat; stir in 2 cups chocolate chips until melted.
• 3 pour into a mixing bowl; beat in water.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 add vanilla.
• 6 combine flour, baking soda and salt; beat into the chocolate mixture until smooth.
• 7 stir in 2 cups of chocolate chips and 1 cup of nuts.
• 8 pour into greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining chips and nuts.
• 10 bake at 325 f.
• 11 for 55 minutes or until the center is set (do not over-bake).
• 12 yield: about 3 1/2 dozen.
• 13 country woman.