Cream together half a cup of the butter with sugar, add eggs and beat untill light and fluffy.

Add vanilla extract and mix.

Melt the remaining butter with the chocolate, cool and beat into the creamy mixture.

Stir in the flour, salt and one cup of hazzelnuts, blend well.

Pour the batter into a greased and floured pan.

Bake at 350°F for 45 mins, check whether the brownies are cooked my inserting a toothpick in the centre and seeing if it comes out clean.

Allow it to cool, top it of with chopped hazzelnuts and cut into squares.