Favorite Brownie Recipe

Today started out as a chilly, gray day.  It seemed like the perfect time to bake some brownies, warm chocolate to chase the chill away.  I preheated the oven, greased my pan, melted my chocolate... then discovered that I didn't have enough sugar :(  Since all the snowbirds have returned to AZ and the stores are crazy, there was no way I was going just for sugar.  So here's my favorite brownie recipe.  Maybe someone else will have all the ingredients :)  These brownies are chewy, not cakey.  I know most people just make the ones from the box, but this is worth the effort.

Baker's One Bowl Brownies
(from the box of Baker's Unsweetened Baking Chocolate)

4 squares Baker's Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
3/4 cup butter or margarine (I prefer butter for baking)
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
2 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking chocolate (optional)

Microwave unsweetened chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on high 2 minutes or until butter is melted.  Stir until chocolate is completely melted.

Stir in sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.  Add flour and pecans, stir until well blended. Spread into greased foil-lined 13x9 inch baking pan.

Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs.  DO NOT OVERBAKE.  Cool in pan.  Lift out of pan onto cutting board.  Cut into 24 squares.  Drizzle each square with melted semi-sweet chocolate, if desired.  Let stand until set.  (I skip the extra chocolate drizzled on top because I don't like to buy 2 different types of chocolate)