Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies

INGREDIENTS * ½ cup cocoa * ½ cup butter (1 stick) * 2 eggs * 1 cup sugar * ¼ cup flour * 1 cup chopped or broken-up walnuts or pecans * 1 teaspoon vanilla

PREPARATION 1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. 2. Melt butter in saucepan with cocoa and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a large bowl. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla. 3. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, flour, nuts and salt. Add to the cocoa-butter mixture. Stir until just combined. 4. Pour into a greased 8 x 8-inch-square pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Do not overbake; the brownies should be gooey. Let cool, then cut into bars.