Name: Ultimate Double Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients: 0.75 cup baking cocoa; 0.5 tsp baking soda; 0.6667 cup butter or margarine, melted, divided; 0.5 cup boiling water; 2 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1.33 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.5 cup coarsely chopped pecans; 2 cup 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chunks

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Ingredients

¾ cup baking cocoa
½ tsp baking soda
⅔ cup butter or margarine, melted, divided
½ cup boiling water
2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1⅓ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
½ cup coarsely chopped pecans
2 cup 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chunks

Method

In a large bowl, combine the cocoa and baking soda; blend in 1/3 cup melted butter. Add the boiling water; stir until well blended. Stir in the sugar, eggs and remaining butter. Add the flour, vanilla and salt. Stir in the pecans and chocolate chunks.
Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until the brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool.

Notes

Grand prize. Yield: 3 dozen. From Carol Prewett, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.