Perfect, Chewy Brownies

Ingredients

  • ½ c. (1 stick) butter, melted
  • 1 ½ c. granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1 c. all-purpose flour
  • ½ c. cacao powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt

Half Recipe – 8×8 Pan:

  • ¼ c. (½ stick) butter, melted
  • ¾ c. granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • ½ c. all-purpose flour
  • ¼ c. cacao powder
  • ¼ tsp. baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp. salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium sized bowl, add melted butter and granulated sugar and mix with your hand mixer on medium speed.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition to incorporate.
  4. Mix in vanilla extract.
  5. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Reduce speed of mixer.
  6. In intervals, add flour mixture to wet mixture until all ingredients are incorporated.
  7. Add brownie batter to baking non-stick sprayed 9×13 sized baking pan.
  8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out just barely clean.  Don’t overbake.
  9. Remove brownies and cool on cooling rack.  Cut and serve.