Brownies

• total time: 2 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup (172 grams) unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated sugar

3/4 cup (150 grams) packed, light brown sugar

3 large eggs, room temp

1 1/2 tsp (7.5 grams) vanilla extract

5 tbsp cocoa powder (27 grams)

3/4 cup (97 grams) all purpose flour, (see note below about measuring flour)

1/4 tsp salt (1.5 grams)

3/4 cup (128 grams) semi sweet chocolate

1/3 cup (60 grams) semi sweet chocolate chips (for topping the brownies, just before baking)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and 8×8 pan with butter and line with parchment paper (*see note below).

In a heatproof mixing bowl, add butter and chocolate. Heat the bowl in the microwave for about 1 minute. Stir and then heat for one more minute if mixture is not melted. Let the butter and chocolate cool after melting.

Add sugars and mix everything with a hand whisk. Add the eggs and mix vigorously for about 2 minutes (*see note below).

Add vanilla extract, mix and then sift in the remaining dry ingredients. Fold everything with a rubber spatula until there are no streaks of the dry ingredients. Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan, sprinkle the top with chocolate chips and bake for about 25-30 minutes. I start to check the brownies at about 20 minutes because ovens can vary! The edges should be set and the middle should have a slight jiggle. Thats when you know they are done! Allow brownies to rest and cool for at least 1-2 hours. Then you can lift the parchment paper up and carry the brownies out of the pan. Slice into desired sizes.