Ingredients

5 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
2/3 cup butter or margarine
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease square 9-by-9-by-2-inch pan. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently; remove from heat. Cool slightly.

Beat sugar, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed 5 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture on low speed. Beat in flour just until blended. Stir in nuts.

Spread batter in pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or just until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Makes 2 dozen.

Note: this is another of Betty Crocker's most-requested recipes.

Each brownie contains 200 calories, 12 g fat, 25 mg cholesterol, 70 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 3 g protein.