Black Russian Brownies | Fletchers Mill

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 4 ozs. Ghirardelli 100% cacao baking bar
• ¾ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1½ cups white sugar
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons vodka such as Grey Goose or Esmé
• ⅓ cup coffee liqueur such as Kahlúa
• 1⅓ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, optional