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In a medium pan over low heat combine butter and unsweetened chocolate.
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Stir until melted and well blended.
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Remove from heat.
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Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
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Mix well.
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Add flour and mix well again.
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(these steps are important) Butter an 8 inch square pan.
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Pour in batter, spread evenly and sprinkle on topping of choice, if any.
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Bake in a 350 oven for about 25 min or until center springs back when gently touched.
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Cool on a wire rack, frost with fudge sauce or serve warm with ice cream and sauce poured over top.
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---------Fudge Sauce--------.
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In a medium saucepan combine whipping cream and chocolate.
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Stir until melted, add vanilla and rum or mint liqueur.
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--------Rocky Road Brownies-------.
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Add 1 cup mini marshmallows to batter and sprinkle top with walnuts.
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-------Butterscotch-pecan-------.
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Omit white sugar in preceding recipe, instead add 1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar, omit unsweetened chocolate and increase flour to 1 cup.
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Top with 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
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------Peanut Butter Brownies--------.
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Make preceding recipe reducing butter to 5 Tbsp and omit unsweetened chocolate.
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Insteat add 3/4 cup peanut butter into melted butter.
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Reduce sugar to 1 cup and add 1/4 tsp baking powder.
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Sprinkle batter with 1/2 cup chopped peanuts.
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--------Milk Chocolate brownies---------.
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Make preceding recipe but decrease sugar to 3/4 cup.
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Omit unsweetened chocolate and use 2/3 cup chopped milk chocolate or milk chocolate baking bits.
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Increase flour to 3/4 cup.
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Sprinkle top with 3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts or hazlenuts chopped.
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--------White Chocolate Brownies--------.
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Make preceding brownie recipe preceding, but decrease butter to 6 Tbsp.
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Omit unsweetened chocolate and use 1 3/4 cups chopped white chocolate or white chocolate baking bits.
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Not using any heat add 1 cup of the chocolate into melted butter.
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Decrease sugar to 1/2 cup and increase vanilla to 1 1/2 tsp.
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Sprinkle batter with remaining white chocolate and 1/2 cup chopped toffee candy.
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Bake for 40 minutes.
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When I refer to preceding recipe I am talking about the original recipe posted-not the optional recipes.
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Enjoy.