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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

Instructions

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