Almond Brown Sugar Brownies

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/4 cups chopped almonds
• 3/4 cup chopped almond paste
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 eggs

Directions

1. 1

   heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Heat shortening and chocolate in a 3 quart saucepan, until melted. Remove from heat.

3. 3

   Stir in remaining ingredients, in this order : flour, sugar,almond paste, almonds,eggs, baking powder, and salt.

4. 4

   Spread into a greased 13x9x2 baking dish.

5. 5

   Bake until brownies start to pull away from sides of pan . After 20 minutes, you need to check every 2 minutes. It should not be longer than 30 minutes.

6. 6

   Do not overbake.

7. 7

   When done take them out and let cool for 6-8 minute.

8. 8

   Cut into 2x1 bars.