Chocolate Espresso Pecan Brownies

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons coffee liqueur
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup pecans (toasted)
• 1 1/2 ounces chocolate

Recipe

• 1 line bottom and sides of 9" square baking pan with nonstick foil. preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 in a glass bowl, microwave chocolate and butter on high 2 minutes, until melted. whisk smooth.
• 3 add espresso powder and whick until smooth.
• 4 stir in sugar, eggs, coffee liqueur, baking powder and salt.
• 5 whisk in flour and pecans.
• 6 spead batter in pan. bake 22 minutes. cool on rack.
• 7 melt chocolate and place in small food storage baggie. seal bag; snip off tiny hole. drizzle brownies with chocolate. refrigerate 10 minutes to set chocolate.
• 8 makes 12 brownies.