Categories: Brownies, Chocolate, Dessert

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 choppedwalnuts or chopped pecans

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Grease a 9×13″ pan.

3. Melt shortening in a large saucepan over low heat, then stir in cocoa.

4. Remove from heat.

5. Mix in sugar and vanilla then mix in eggs one at a time.

6. Stir in remaining ingredients then stir in nuts.

7. Bake for 30 minutes.

8. Cool completely, before cutting into 2×2″ squares.

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