Ingredients
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
16 large marshmallows
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 11 1/2 x 7 baking pan. Melt
chocolate and butter in top of double boiler over hot water. Set
aside. 2. Cream sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Add flour.
Beat. Add melted chocolate and butter. Beat well. Mix in vanilla
and pecans. 3. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 18 minutes. Remove from
oven and cover with marshmallows. Return to oven and bake until
marshmallows are lightly browned. 4. Cool slightly and cut into bars.
from: _Cookiemania_
Servings: 16 servings
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