Texas Longhorn Touchdown Brownies

Being a Texas Gal...I felt the need to share some Texas recipes with everyone! Enjoy!

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups butter or 1 1⁄4 cups margarine
• 3⁄4 cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 2  cups sugar
• 6  large eggs
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  cups pecan halves
• 3⁄4 lb  semisweet chocolate, cut in 1/2 inch chunks

Directions

1. In a 3-4 quart pan over low heat, stir butter with cocoa until melted.
2. Off the heat, beat in sugar.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4. Add flour, pecans, and chocolate; mix well.
5. Spread batter in buttered 9x13" pan.
6. Bake in a 325 degree oven until top feels dry in center, about 35 minutes.
7. Cool in pan.
8. If baking ahead, wrap airtight when cool and hold up to a day.
9. Cut into 12 to 16 pieces.