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    • Best Ever Brownies

      Posted at 3:23 pm by A Joy
      Apr 25th
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      This brownie recipe in my cookbook is like the little black dress in my closet. Like my LBD, it’s there when you need it, to either dress up or dress down, let your friend borrow or when you’re running late and need to get ready in a pinch. Sometimes you even forget completely about it and when you find it you remember just how much you love it. And that’s exactly what happened with these brownies.

      There are so many oily, stale, no-good brownies out there that I forgot how much I actually LOVE a good brownie. It all came together this weekend, when I was cleaning out the cabinets. Tucked away, I had FOUR containers of cocoa powder. Unopened, unexpired containers that were spontaneously purchased during those panicky moments at the food store when you can’t remember what you have at home 😉

      During the marathon baking of burning through those cocoa powders I rediscovered the BEST brownie recipe. It’s so simply delicious and also so versatile! I’ve swirled in peanut butter, added chocolate chips, nuts, crushed-up cookies and even doubled it to make it dangerously thick and fudgy. Seriously, endless possibilities. And then, when they’re all done, you can decide how you want to serve them!  You can enjoy them served on a plate with fresh whipped cream and berries, or with ice cream and hot fudge, or simply cut up and put in a baggie for a dessert on the go! For this post, I made them simple and classic, because you can’t go wrong with an LBD 😉

      My Little Brownie Dessert (LBD) Recipe:

      • 1/2 cup butter (melted)
      • 1 cup white sugar
      • 2 eggs
      • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
      • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa poder
      • 1/2 flour
      • 1/4 tsp baking powder
      • 1/2 tsp salt
      1. Preheat oven to 350F
      2. Add melted butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla into a large bowl. Mix together.
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      3. Add cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until just combined.
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      4. Pour into a greased 8 inch glass square pan.
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      5. Bake for 20-25 minutes (I find best results at 22 minutes). Be careful not to overcook!!
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      Let cool and if you just cant wait, make sure to use a PLASTIC knife to taste test 😉 It makes a much cleaner cut. ENJOY 😀
      Tagged brownie, chocolate, LBD, Recipe
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