Perfect Chocolate Brownies

 

Ingredients

3/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup shortening
2 1/4 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup chopped pecans

 

 

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9x13" pan. 
• Melt shortening in a large saucepan over low heat, then stir in cocoa. 
• Remove from heat. 
• Mix in sugar and vanilla then mix in eggs one at a time. 
• Stir in remaining ingredients then stir in nuts. 
• Bake for 30 minutes. 
• Cool completely, before cutting into 2x2" squares.

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