Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine cocoa and baking soda.
3. Blend in 1/3 cup melted butter.
4. Add boiling water and stir until well blended.
5. Allow to cool (or temper eggs from the next step by adding a small amount of the hot mixture so the eggs so they warm up but don’t cook).
6. Stir in sugar, eggs (see tempering note above) and remaining butter.
7. Add flour, vanilla and salt.
8. Stir in pecans if using and chocolate chips.
9. Pour into a 9x13 greased pan and bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes (or until a toothpick in the middle comes out clean.
10. These are fudgy brownies so allow them to cool and set before cutting (or eat them hot with a spoon…)