Recipe for cooking french silk chocolate pie

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French Silk Chocolate Pie

1 (8-in.) baked pastry shell
1/2 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
2 eggs

Melt chocolate and let cool.

Cream butter; add sugar gradually, creaming well. Blend in cooled, melted chocolate. Add vanilla extract or flavoring. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 5 MINS. after each addition. Turn filling into cooled shell. Chill pie in freezer for 10 mins., then in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

If desired, serve garnished with whipped cream and chopped nuts.