Quick and Easy Chocolate Brownies

 

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup evaporated milk

1/4 cup butter or margarine; (1/2 stick)

8 oz. Hershey's® semi-sweet baking chocolate, broken into pieces

 

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp. each baking soda, salt

3/4 cup chopped nuts, optional

 

 

       Heat oven to 350ºF . 

 

 Grease 9x9" baking pan. 

 

 In medium saucepan, combine sugar, evaporated milk and butter. 

 

 Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils;

 remove from heat.

 

  Add chocolate, stirring until melted; beat in eggs and vanilla. 

 

 Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and nuts, if desired, until well blended. 

 

 Pour into prepared pan. 

 

Bake 30 - 35 minutes, or until brownies just begin to pull

 away from sides of pan.

 

  Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

 

  Cut into squares.

 

  Makes about 16 brownies.