Spicy Brownies!

• 1 cup Ghirardelli sweet ground chocolate and cocoa
• 23 cup all-purpose flour
• 14 teaspoon baking powder
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 12 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 eggs
• 12 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 12 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 12 cup pecans (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
2. Grease an 8 inch sqare pan, if not using a nonstick pan.
3. In a small mixing bowl, sift together the ground chocolate, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, & cayenne.
4. Set aside.
5. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, & vanilla extract.
6. Add the melted butter.
7. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, about 1/4 at a time, until combined.
8. Stir in the chocolate chips & nuts (optional).
9. Spread the batter evenly into the pan (the batter is pretty thick).
10. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
11. Cool the pan on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

ghirardelli sweet ground chocolate, flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, cayenne, eggs, sugar, vanilla, unsalted butter, semisweet chocolate chips, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-brownies-375405 (may not work)