Pecan Brownies

Name: Pecan Brownies
Yield: Makes one 9 x 13 x 2-inch pan, about twenty-four 2-inch brownies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup granulated sugar; 10 ounces (about 2½ cups) coarsely chopped pecan pieces; 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter; 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into ¼-inch pieces; 4 large eggs; 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed

Preparation info

Makes one 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan, about
twenty-four
2-inch brownies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

These are a variation of one of my favorite recipes: Supernatural Brownies in my chocolate book. I could eat a pan of these every week, but so that I don’t, mostly I make them to bring to parties or to put in Christmas cookie baskets.

Ingredients

16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Vegetarian
Cookies
Mediterranean

Method

Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Off the heat add the chocolate. Let stand 2 minutes, then whisk smooth. If all the chocolate has not melted, return the pan to very l