Ultimate Brownies
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
For Brownies:
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
stir-ins*
1 cup dark chocolate pieces
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Chocolate Drizzle:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. milk
Directions
For Brownies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Coarsely chop unsweetened chocolate.
In saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool.
Line 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil. Spray with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
Stir sugar into melted chocolate mixture until sugar is dissolved. Add eggs, one at a time, beating with wooden spoon just until combined. Stir in vanilla.
In bowl stir together flour and baking soda. Add stir-ins. (Possible stir-ins:Sweet stir-ins: Add 1/2 cup dried fruit soaked in sparkling wine for 30 minutes, drained, and chopped; or 3/4 cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces to batter.
Spice stir-ins: Add 1 tsp. ground cinnamon or ground ancho chili powder; 2 tsp. orange peel; or 1 Tbsp. expresso powder to flour mixture.)
Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture; stir just until combined. Stir in dark chocolate pieces and nuts.
Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake 35 minutes or until edges are set and begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool in pan on wire rack.
For Chocolate Drizzle:
In bowl stir together all ingredients. Stir in additional milk, 1 tsp. at a time, until icing is drizzling consistency.
Spoon chocolate Drizzle across top. Cut into bars.
