Double-Chocolate Brownies

Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup  butter or margarine, softened
• 2  cups  sugar
• 4  large eggs
• 1  cup  cocoa
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1  cup  all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 2/3  cup  semisweet chocolate or white chocolate morsels

Preparation

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended.

Add cocoa and vanilla; beat at low speed 1 minute or until blended. Gradually add flour, beating well.

Stir in pecans and chocolate morsels. Pour batter into a greased 13- x 9-inch baking pan.

Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and cut brownies into squares.