Fudge Walnut Brownies

On the eve of what has the potential to be the end of life as I know it at work, I decided to to bake some brownies to calm my nerves. Actually, I decided to bake some brownies because really, who doesn't like brownies? Plus I figured they could be a good bargaining tool tomorrow during my meeting.

Fudge Brownies

Ingredients:

2 sticks melted butter

2 cups of sugar

4 eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/4 cup of flour

1 cup of walnuts

Directions:

1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2.) Grease a 9x13 pan.

3.)Melt the butter in a large bowl.

4.) Add in sugar and whisk together.

5.) Add eggs and whisk until fluffy.

6.) Add salt, cocoa and vanilla; stir well.

7.) Add flour.

8.) Stir until mixture is thick and chocolatey.

9.) Fold in walnuts.

10.) Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

11.) Remove from oven and cool before cutting.

Notes: The recipe originally doesn't call for walnuts, however I was feeling pretty nutty when I made them so I threw a cup in. You can add more or less, or completely omit if you prefer. Also, the recipe will make one pan but my guinea pigs officers are piggies, so I made enough for two.

Not quite sure how tomorrow is going to turn out with the big dispatch meeting, but one thing's for certain: at least we'll have plenty of snacks for the proverbial smack down that I'm sure is coming.