Fudgy Walnut Brownies

These brownies are SOOOO good. Any will power I have to avoid sweets goes out the door with these yummy goodies. These are by no means low fat or good for you but when you want something to indulge your sweet tooth-dive in to these! Maybe to ease the guilt you could have a nice light salad for dinner before downing these. Once you taste them you will thank me for posting this and making your brownie loving dreams come true. If you aren't a fan of nuts I think that these would be heavenly without the nut layer.  You could even get a little crazy and do marshmallow creme and chocolate glaze on top instead. However you go about it, this recipe will be in your files forever more. Ok enough blabbering, on with the recipe....

Fudgy Walnut Brownies
from The Sister Cafe via Taste of Home

3/4 Cup butter, cubed

4 (1 oz) squares unsweetened chocolate

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 t. vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

WALNUT CRUNCH TOPPING:

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup butter, cubed

2 eggs, lightly beaten

2 T. all-purpose flour

1 t. vanilla extract

4 cups chopped walnuts

In a microwave, melt butter and chocolate. I like to use 50% power, stirring every 30-60 sec until completely melted. Stir until smooth. Cool slightly.

In a a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar; stir in chocolate mixture and vanilla. (If you need to wait for your chocolate to cool down a little more, you can get started on the topping, if you don't mind multi-tasking) Stir in flour until well blended. Pour into a greased 13 x 9 in. baking pan; set aside.

For topping, combine brown sugar and butter in a medium saucepan. Cook and stir over low-medium heat until butter is melted. Stir in the eggs, flour and vanilla until well blended. Stir in nuts.

Spread walnut crunch topping evenly over brownie batter. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs. Do not over bake. Cool completely on a wire rack.