Nana's Brownies

My daughter named these brownies after my mother, but the recipe is really from a 1960's cookbook from Marion General Hospital in Marion, Ohio. The cookbook is long gone, but the recipe lives on! These are good with a dusting of powdered sugar, but some prefer the richer flavor of the buttercream frosting.



Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
2 sticks butter, melted
4 squares chocolate
4 eggs, separated
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup flour
2 cups chopped pecans

Directions:

• Stir sugar, butter and chocolate together. Add egg yolks and vanilla. Stir well. Add flour and nuts. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into batter. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• Dust with powdered sugar or frost with buttercream frosting when cool

Frosting:

2-3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
½ stick butter, softened
2 squares melted chocolate
2 teaspoons vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt

Beat until creamy.