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Lunch Box Brownies

Source of Recipe


From "My Mother's Southern Desserts" by James Villas



List of Ingredients



• 1 cup granulated sugar
  
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, cut into pieces
  
• 3 Tbsp water
  
• One 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips
  
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  
• 2 large eggs, beaten
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• ½ tsp baking soda
  
• ½ cup chopped pecans
  






Instructions



1. In a medium-size heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, butter, and water, bring slowly to a boil, and remove from the heat. Add about 1½ cups of the chocolate chips plus the vanilla and stir till the chocolate is melted and the mixture smooth. Scrape the mixture into a large mixing bowl and let cool completely.
   
   
2. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan and set aside.
   Add the eggs to the cooled chocolate mixture and stir till well blended. Gradually add the flour and baking soda, stirring till the batter is smooth. Add the remaining chocolate chips and the pecans, stir till well distributed, and scrape the batter into the prepared baking pan.
   
   
3. Bake till a cake tester or straw inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool the pan on a wire rack, then cut out square brownies.
   
   Makes about 18 brownies