Perfect Chocolate Brownies

Name: Perfect Chocolate Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 28 brownies, 28 serving(s)
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

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Recipe by Virginia

This is the best brownie recipe I've ever used and I've used several!

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READY IN: 40mins

SERVES: 28

YIELD: 28 brownies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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cup cocoa powder
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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.
I have read all the great reviews and learned from them, thank you all. Now I line my pan with buttered alumunin foil or parchment paper. This works very well.

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