Yahoo, it’s Fourth of July weekend and so I thought I would send you all a little chocolate love. These brownies are the best and somehow our good friends over at King Arthur Flour have managed to make them foolproof, too! I have made these brownies many a time and they have yet to fail me, always a crowd pleaser, they are perhaps the perfect date to take to your holiday BBQ. So when your gazing up into all of those colors bursting in air, shove into your gaping mouth one of these choco-explosions and double your pleasure!
Okay, time to bust out those 9 x 13’s, we got some baking to do!
Best Fudge Brownies Ever
- 1 cup (8 ounces) butter (I use salted)
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups Dutch-process cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (increase to 1 teaspoon if you use unsalted butter)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached All Purpose flour (preferably King Arthur)
- 2 cups (12 oz- bag) chocolate chips
Preheat the over to 350 and lightly grease a 9 x 13 pan.
In a saucepan set over low heat, melt the butter, then all the sugar and stir to combine. Return the mixture to the heat briefly, just until it’s hot, but not bubbling; it will become shiny looking as you stir it. Heating the butter and sugar a second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which will yield a shiny top crust on your brownies. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl.
Stir in the cocoa, salt, baking powder, and vanilla. Add the eggs, beating until smooth, then add the flour and chips, beating until well combined. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake the brownies for 28-30 minutes, the brownies should feel set on the edges and in the center. Remove them from the oven and after 5 minutes loosen the edges with a table knife; this helps prevent the brownies from seeking in the middle as they cool. Cool completely before cutting and serving. They say this should yield 2 dozen brownies but I’ve never been able to get more than one dozen out of one batch, I must cut some big brownies! I’ve also been known to schmear a little Cream Cheese Frosting (and maybe a few red, white, and blue stars in honor of the Fourth!) on these guys and I would encourage you to do the same!
I have tried your brownie recipe they really are the best!!!!
I know because I’ve actually tried every brownie out there!
Great ideas! Great blog!
Those brownies are soooo good 🙂 It is really hard to eat just one of them. This recipe gets my thumbs up!