Kim's Homemade Brownies

Ingredients:
4 squares BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup coarsely chopped PLANTERS Pecans

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Grease foil.

MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and pecans; mix well. Spread into prepared pan.

BAKE 30 to 35 min. or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool in pan on wire rack. Remove brownies from pan, using foil handles. Cut into squares. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Variations
Prepare as directed, using one of the following options:
Super Chunk Brownies: Stir 1 pkg. (8 squares) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, coarsely chopped, and 1/2 cup raisins into prepared batter before pouring into prepared pan and baking as directed.

Cake-Like Brownies: Stir in 1/2 cup milk along with the eggs and vanilla, and increase the flour to 1-1/2 cups.

Extra-Thick Brownies: Spread prepared batter into 9-inch square baking pan. Bake 50 min. Cool, then cut into 16 squares. Makes 16 servings, one brownie each.

Extra-Fudgy Brownies: Use 4 eggs.

Kim says: I use the cake like recipe and add 2 teaspoons of instant coffee to the chocolate. I also add choc chips and walnuts 1 cup each.

Recipe from Baker's care of Kim Chelf