My Secret Brownie Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 oz. dry cocoa
1 c. self-rising flour
2 c. sugar
3/4 c. butter
4 eggs
1 1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecans or walnuts
1/2 c. rum or any liqueur (to taste)

Preparation

Sift cocoa and sugar together, then add butter.
Stir until creamy, then add eggs one at a time.
Do not beat mixture.
Add vanilla and rum or liqueur; stir.
Add flour in halves, then stir in nuts.
Pour batter in greased 9 x 9-inch metal pan, not glass. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Do not overbake.
Brownies should be chewy, not dry.