Brickle Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. margarine or butter
2 sq. (2 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. almond brickle pieces
1/2 c. miniature semi-sweet chocolate pieces

Preparation

In a 2-quart saucepan, cook and stir margarine or butter and unsweetened chocolate over low heat until melted.
Remove from heat; stir in sugar.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat lightly with a wooden spoon just until combined (don't overbeat or brownies will rise too high, then fall).
Stir in flour.
Spread batter in a greased 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan.
Sprinkle almond brickle pieces and chocolate pieces evenly over batter.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 30 minutes.
Remove pan from oven and cool brownies in pan on a wire rack.
Cut into bars.
Makes 16 bars.