Best Brownies

• servings: 18 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter

6 oz. chocolate (60% cacao), chopped (about 3/4 c.)

2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 tsp. espresso powder

1 tsp. kosher salt

1 1/2 c. (300 g.) granulated sugar

1/2 c. (105 g.) packed light brown sugar

4 large eggs, room temperature

1 c. (120 g.) all-purpose flour

1/2 c. (40 g.) unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13"-x-9" metal baking pan with cooking spray. Line pan with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 opposite sides. Grease foil with cooking spray.

In a small pot over medium heat, melt butter. Remove from heat, add chocolate, and stir with a rubber spatula until melted and smooth. Stir in vanilla, espresso powder, and salt.

In a large bowl, whisk granulated sugar and brown sugar. Whisk in chocolate mixture until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, whisking to blend after each addition, then continue to whisk until batter is well combined, about 30 seconds more. Fold in flour and cocoa powder with a spatula just until combined.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake brownie until puffed and set and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 22 to 28 minutes.

Let cool completely in pan. Using foil overhang, remove brownie from pan and cut into squares with a sharp knife.

Nutrition

• Calories: 265
• Total Fat: 14 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 68 mg
• Sodium: 125 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 32 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 26 g
• Protein: 3 g