The Best Homemade Brownies
Recipe adapted from Buns In My Oven
You will need:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 and 1/4 c. sugar
4 large eggs
1 and 1/4 c. cocoa powder
1 t. salt
1 t. baking powder
1 T. vanilla
1 and 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
2 T. chocolate spread (I use Nutella)
2 c. chocolate chips
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13″ baking dish with foil and grease (I usually use cooking spray, but butter or margarine works just as well)
2. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter completely. Stir in sugar and continue cooking 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly — do not allow sugar mixture to boil.
3. Pour butter mixture into a large bowl or stand mixer, beat in cocoa powder, eggs, salt, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
4. Stir in the flour, chocolate spread, and chocolate chips until well combined.
5. Spread into prepared pan (batter will be very thick and sticky) and bake for about 30 minutes, until a tester comes out mostly clean. The edges should be set and the center should still look slightly moist, but not uncooked. Cool completely. Slice into bars and store in an airtight container.
