Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
(from Laurie Colwin’s More Home Cooking)

1. Melt together 1 stick butter and 2 squares unsweetened chocolate and take the saucepan off the heat.
2. Sir in 1 cup sugar, add to eggs and ½ teaspoon vanilla, and beat the mixture well.
3. Stir in ¼ cup all-purpose flour and ½ teaspoon salt. (Add chopped nuts here if you like them.)
4. Bake the brownies in a buttered and floured 8-inch-quare pan at 325º F for 40 minutes.