Chocolate Chunk Brownies

Ingredients

• 6 1/2 tablespoons salted butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 11 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 2 1/8 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Coarsely chop 7 oz of the chocolate. In a large sauce pan over medium heat combine butter, sugar and 2 tablespoons of water until butter is melted and sugar dissolved; remove from heat and stir in the 7 oz of chocolate until melted. Let the chocolate mixture cool and stir in vanilla and egg mixing well.

3. 3

   In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly stir the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until well combined.

4. 4

   Chop the remaining 4 oz chocolate into 1/4-inch chunks. Stir in the chocolate chunks and nuts into the rest of the batter. Pour batter into a 9x9 square baking dish and bake for 22-27 minutes.