Decadent Fudge Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, melted
• 2.25 cups granulated sugar
• 1.25 cups Dutch processed cocoa powder
• 0.5 teaspoon salt (1 tsp if using unsalted butter)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs
• 1.5 cups King Arthur unbleached all purpose flour
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 0.5 to chopped pecans (or your favorite nut, optional)