Oregon Fudge Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup Dark Chocolate Buttons
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ stick (cube) of butter
• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup chopped Oregon hazelnuts (filberts)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs

Directions

In a heavy saucepan or microwave oven, melt chocolate with butter.  Remove from heat.  With wire whip, blend in  sugars.  Beat eggs lightly with vanilla and salt and stir into chocolate mixture.  Mix flour with baking powder.  Add, all at once, beating until smooth.  Spread into greased 9-inch square pan.  Sprinkle filberts over top and pat down with a spatula.  Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.  Cool before cutting into bars.  Makes 36  1½” square bars.