Chocolate Pie

• 1/2 cup butter
  
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 ounce (1 square) chocolate
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 pie shell
• Whipped cream (optional)
• Nuts (optional)

Bake pie shell according to package directions.

Melt and cool the chocolate.

Cream the butter, adding gradually to the bowl.

Add sugar, creaming well.

Blend in the chocolate and vanilla.

Add eggs one at a time, beating them for 5 minutes at a time after each addition. You can use an electric mixer on medium speed.

Turn mixture onto a cooled, baked pie shell.

Chill 1 to 2 hours.

Top with whipped cream and nuts if desir