2 sticks butter
3/4 c. chocolate chips
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 c. flour
2 tsp. vanilla
4 lg. eggs
1 c. nuts (optional)

Melt chocolate chips and butter together. Beat in eggs. Add sugar, flour and rest of ingredients. Mix well and fill muffin cups 1/2 to 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, no longer. Makes 1 1/2 dozen muffin size brownies.