Pat's notes: This is great served warm with vanilla ice cream. Tester will usually come out chocolately due to the melting chips so don't think the brownies aren't done.
| 3/4 | cup | unsifted flour |
| 1/4 | tsp. | baking soda |
| 1/4 | tsp. | salt |
| 1/3 | cup | butter |
| 3/4 | cup | sugar |
| 2 | tbsp. | water |
| 2-1/2 | cups | semisweet chocolate morsels (Ghirardelli brand or Toll House) |
| 1 | tsp. | vanilla extract |
| 2 | eggs | |
| 1 | cup | coarsely chopped nuts (walnuts are good),(original recipe called for 1/2 cup nuts) |
Yield: 16 2-1/4-inch squares.