Cocoa Brownies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or dutch-process)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cold large eggs
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 2/3 cup pecan pieces (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325°f line the bottom and sides of an 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides.non stick foil works great here.
• 2 melt butter in a medium saucepan.add cocoa,salt and sugar.stir well,remove from heat.
• 3 stir in vanilla and eggs,one at a time.add flour and stir for a couple of minutes.
• 4 add optional nuts.spread evenly into pan.
• 5 bake until a toothpick inserted into the center emerges slightly moist with batter, 25 to 30 minutes. let cool completely on a rack.