First Place Winner:

Marj Smith

Here's my family's favorite, and most hated, brownie recipie depending on how many diets are going on at the time I make them ;-)

Polka-dot brownies

Any family size fudge bownie mix.. I use Betty Crocker.
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup white chocolate morsels, or to taste.
1 cup Hershey dark chocolate premiere baking pieces with raspberry creme filling, or to taste.

Grease 13 x 9 pan
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix all ingredients and pour in pan.
Bake until toothpick inserted 3" from side of pan comes out clean.
TRY to cool but mostly just get out of the way.

Second Place:

Sally Patti

A neighbor made these brownies for us, and we really liked them. I have been making them ever since (about thirty years). Not only my kids, but my grand kids say that they are their favorite brownies ever! When they are warm, a scoop of vanilla ice cream makes them even better. Hope that you enjoy them as much as we do.

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
2 squares melted bitter chocolate
3/4 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla

Third Place:

Beth Plautz

This brownie recipe has been a family favorite since I started to make them about 20 years ago for my daughters school treat. We call them John's Favorite Brownies because my Step-Father, John loves them so much. I always make them when we get together and make sure to make him a double batch before he and my mom leave to go south for the winter. These brownies freeze well and can also be made using a all peanut butter chips or a combination of chocolate and peanut butter chips. Recipe can be doubled to make a 13 x 9 size pan of thicker brownies.

John's Favorite Brownies

3/4 Cup Flour
1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
2 Tabelspoons Water
2 Cups Chocolate Chips
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Eggs

Mix together in small bowl and set aside
3/4 Cup Flour
1/4 Teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt

Combine in small saucepan and bring just to boil
1/3 Cup Butter
3/4 Cup Sugar
2 Tabelspoons Water

To the saucepan mixture, add 1 Cup Chocolate Chips and 1 Teaspoon Vanilla. Mix into hot ingredients until melted and smooth. Mix in two eggs, one at a time until well belnded. Add Flour mixture. Mix well. Add 1 Cup Chocolate chips. Mix. Pour into 8 x8 or 9x 9 pan and bake at 300 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before cutting. makes approx. 12 brownies.