Name: Chocolate Pecan Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, cubed; 3/4 cup baking cocoa; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips; 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans; Confectioners' sugar; Pecan halves, toasted, optional

These brownies have been in my recipe collection since I was 9 years old. I've added to and altered the recipe over the years, and now I think it has the perfect amount of everything, including semisweet and milk chocolate chips and pecans. They are my husband's and son's favorite. -Louise Stacey, Dane, Wisconsin

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Chocolate Pecan Brownies

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Yield:2 dozen

Prep:15 min

Cook:25 min

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Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, cubed
3/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar
Pecan halves, toasted, optional

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Directions

Melt butter in a large saucepan. Whisk in cocoa and oil until smooth. Cook and stir over low heat until cocoa is blended. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to cocoa mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Garnish with pecan halves if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 253 calories, 15g fat (5g saturated fat), 50mg cholesterol, 181mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.

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