Chocolate Syrup Brownies

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 16 ounce can (1 1/2 cups) chocolate syrup
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
Quick Chocolate Glaze

Quick Chocolate Glaze: Combine 2/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, and 3 tablespoons butter. Heat till boiling; boil 30 seconds. Stir in 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces till melted.

Grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Beat butter for 30 seconds; add sugar and beat till fluffy. Add eggs and beat just till blended. Stir in syrup, then flour. Stir in walnuts. Turn into pan. Bake in a 350° oven for 30 - 35 minutes. Cool slightly; pour Quick Chocolate Glaze atop. Cool. Cut into bars. Makes 32.

Blonde Brownies

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts

Grease a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Combine flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Melt butter; remove from heat. Stir in sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; stir till blended. Stir dry ingredients and walnuts into sugar mixture. Spread in pan. Bake in a 350° oven 20 - 25 minutes. Cut into bars while warm. Makes 48.