These treats are perfect to share with your family and friends. They're just the right amount of chewy and fluffy. They're so good you may just eat them all yourself!
- Heat your oven to 325℉ and grease or line an 8 or 9-inch square pan
- In a medium bowl mix together:
- 1 cup of cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
*Although sifting the flour is not necessary, it is recommended because it will make the flour lighter and easier to combine*
- In a large heatproof bowl melt 12 tbsp butter (1½ sticks)
- Add 1¼ cups sugar whisk to combine
- Once cooled beat in 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla to the butter mixture
*Make sure the butter is cool enough that the eggs won’t cook in it when added*
- Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture
- After combined, you can add nuts, chocolate chips, candy, or anything else you would like to the batter. In this batch, I added semisweet chocolate chips. (I like adding baker’s chocolate if adding chocolate chips or chunks because they’re less sweet than regular chocolate)
- Pour the batter into your lined or greased pan, make sure to spread evenly in the pan
- Cook for 15-20 minutes, until the top is a lighter color but if shaken the pan is giggly (It’s better to undercook than overcook brownies)
- Let cool for 15-25 minutes before removing from pan
- Once removed, let the brownies cool thoroughly before cutting
- Enjoy!