1/4 c Butter, plus …
2 tb Butter
3 tb Cocoa
1 1/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
3/4 c Flour
1/3 c Chopped pecans
1 ts Vanilla
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking powder
TOPPING
3 tb Butter
3/4 c Sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
1 Egg yolk, beaten
2/3 c Chopped pecans
3 tb Flour
1 ts Vanilla
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9x9x2 inch pan. Melt
butter in 2-quart saucepan; remove from heat. Mix in cocoa, sugar and
eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients except topping. Spread in pan.
Bake 23 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare topping: Melt butter in 1-quart
saucepan; remove from heat. Mix in sugar, eggs and egg yolk. Stir in
remaining ingredients. Immediately pour topping over brownies; spread
evenly. Bake about 18 minutes longer or until firm; cool. Cut into 2
1/4 x 1 1/2 inch bars.
Yields
24 Bars