These brownies are terrific and super simple.  They can go into the oven in 15 minutes with little cleanup!

Ingredients

• 1/3rd Cup of Butter of 2.5 ounces (cut into a few pieces)
• 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup of soft light brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts optional
• 1 oz powder sugar optional (but makes the brownies even prettier and tasty)

Need

• 7X7 square pan preferred but ok in 8X8 but brownie will be much thinner
• parchment liner piece of paper or grease bottom well

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Melt the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl over almost boiling water (or use a double boiler pot if you have one).  Make sure the water does not touch the bowl.
  • Leave until melted on own, then stir together
  • Remove from heat
• Stir sugar into the butter and leave for 5-10 minutes to cool
• Beat eggs into bowl with butter and sugar
• Add the flour and the pinch of salt. and stir being careful not to overmix
• Add nuts and stir if desired.
• Cut a piece of baking parchment paper or waxed paper for bottom.
  • If desired butter the bottom of the parchment
• Pour mixture into the lined baking tin and level the top by tilting the pan or using a spoon
• Cook 25-35 minutes until firm around the edges but still slightly soft in the middle
  • Do not overcook – 28-30 minutes for a 7X7 should be perfect, shorter if larger pan.
  • Test with toothpick
• Sprinkle powder sugar over brownies
• Cool on a cooling rack carefully lifting the paper and brownies onto the rack.
• Cut into 9 – 12 squares
• Enjoy