Perfect Chocolate Brownies

By cprzybyl

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

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

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2 Grease a 9x13" 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 2x2" squares.

9 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.