Raspberry Brownies

Treat yourself and a loved one to the moist decadence of rich chocolate brownies loaded with juicy raspberries and covered with a thin layer of your favorite nuts.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup (1½ sticks) Challenge Butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups frozen raspberries (individually quick frozen not in syrup)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter a 10x15-inch rimmed baking pan.Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt. Fold dry ingredients into creamed mixture by hand to moisten dry ingredients and avoid dusting; then mix until well blended. Spread mixture in prepared pan. Sprinkle frozen raspberries evenly over batter and gently press them into batter. Sprinkle nuts evenly over the top. Bake 20-25 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.Yield: 2-dozen (2½-inch) squares or 4 dozen (approx. 1½-inch squaresSource: Challenge package recipe developed by Challenge Home Economist.