Peggy's Cheater Outrageous Brownies

I used to make brownies from scratch that used many eggs, melting chocolate and mixing a long time...until I was short of time and was eyeing a mix in my cupboard I was saving for an emergency chocolate attack. I remembered watching an Ina Garten show when she made some outrageous brownies and added alot of vanilla and coffee to boost the chocolate flavor and my brownie box had an option for using the 13x17in pan that she had used. I just had a really hard time using oil in the mix. So I thought melted butter...isn't that like oil when melted? So the below recipe was born. Thanks Ina for the ideas with the chocolate! I have made this many times. Once I substituted espresso powder for the coffee and it tasted just a little different and several people stated it didn't taste the same. So I will continue to use Folgers coffee powder.


3 packages Giradelli's Double Chocolate Brownie Mix
3 eggs
2 sticks butter, melted
1 cup hot water
3 Tbsp coffee powder
3 Tbsp good vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract
3 cups walnuts or pecans

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 13 x 17 in pan with parchment paper or foil
2. Crack 3 eggs in large bowl
3. Dissolve coffee powder in hot water, add to melted butter and extracts
4. Mix into eggs
5. Mix in 3 packages of the brownie mix with wooden spoon with nuts and pour into
pan, Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.
6. Cool oompletely
7. Cut into 48 squares, may wrap individually in plastic wrap.