As adapted very closely from the New York Times recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Scharffenberger, because it’s delicious)
• 1/2 cup butter (or 1 stick)
• 2 eggs (large)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (I haven’t tried it, but macadamia seems like it could be good here, too!)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• a pinch of salt

To Make:

• preheat oven to 325 degrees
• Melt butter and cocoa powder in saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally so chocolate doesn’t burn
• Once fully melted, take off heat for a few minutes to cool
• Transfer to a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer) and add in both eggs and the vanilla
• In a separate, medium-sized bowl, combine all dry ingredients (sugar, flour, nuts, salt)
• Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until just combined
• Pour into greased, 8×8 pan, and bake for 30-35 minutes (my oven always takes longer, so I tend to lean towards the 35 minute mark, but it all depends on your oven!)
• Sit back, relax, and try not to eat all of them before your company arrives! (Think “what would Katharine do?” I’m sure she’d be an absolute lady about it!