Old-Fashioned Brownies

Name: Old-Fashioned Brownies
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen.
Ingredients: ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted, or mini semisweet chocolate chips; 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted, or mini semisweet chocolate chips; 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted, or mini semisweet chocolate chips; 2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

Preparation info

Makes about
3 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brownies To Die For!

By Bev Shaffer

Published 2006

About

A friend of mine named these after I created and served them to her, her thought being that cocoa power is old-fashioned. Whatever . . . there’s nothing old-fashioned about how quick and easy these brownies are to make!

Ingredients

Brownie Base

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
2

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9" baking pan.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat cocoa, flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla at medium speed, stopping and scraping bowl often until well mixed.

Gently stir in nuts or chips. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for