Baking to My Heart's Content

Both are so simple, and make use of cocoa instead of dark chocolate which can be pretty expensive. Thanks to Recipezaar! There's tons of suggestions on the additions you could make, to the brownies especially. I added almonds I roasted myself and milk chocolate chips.

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Whatever Floats Your Boat" Brownies!

1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT:
1-2 cup chocolate chips (semisweet, white, butterscotch, peanut butter) or raisins or chopped maraschino cherries or nuts or M&M's or Reese's pieces or miniature marshmallows 16 servings

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 inch square pan or line with foil.
In a medium bowl combine melted butter and cocoa and stir until cocoa is dissolved. Add sugar and mix well.
Add eggs one at a time and stir until well combined. Stir in vanilla, flour and salt until you no longer see any flour (do not overmix). Fold in"WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT"! Spread in pan and bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.