These were given a huge thumbs up at a recent party I hosted.
Ingredients
1/2 cup REAL unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup white flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour an 8x8 glass baking dish.
In a medium saucepan melt the butter over medium heat. While the butter is melting, in a separate bowl, sift together the cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder.
When melted completely, remove the butter from the heat. Stir in the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir quickly! When well mixed, add in the cocoa, flour, salt, and baking powder mixture. Stir until well-combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly. Bake for 25 minutes. Do not overbake or they will turn out hard.
Serve warm.
Yield: 16 bite-sized brownies.
***Brownies are, to me, one of the hardest desserts to make because they always seem under or over-cooked! I begin checking them five minutes before the time given in the recipe, and pull them out when they seem set and the edges look like the middle.
***This recipe would be excellent with dark chocolate chips sprinkled on top before baking.
