Chocolate-Glazed Brownies

Photo: flickr user FotoosVanRobin

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

cup butter or margarine

cup water

4 cups semisweet chocolate morsels divided

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

cup all-purpose flour

teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon salt

4 lrgs eggs

1 cup chopped pecans toasted

Preparation

Cook first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan over high heat, stirring constantly, until sugar melts. Add 2 cups chocolate morsels and vanilla extract, stirring until mixture is smooth. Let cool 15 minutes.

Add flour, baking soda, and salt to cooled chocolate mixture, stirring until blended; stir in eggs and chopped pecans until blended. Spread brownie batter into a greased and floured 13- by 9-inch pan.

Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 2 cups chocolate morsels evenly over warm brownies, and let stand 5 minutes to soften. Spread over top. Cool on a wire rack.

This recipe yields 18 brownies.