When my weatherman tells me to expect a snowstorm I immediately picture myself cozied up under a blanket eating inhaling all my favorite foods. This fantasy includes lots and lots of brownies. I could eat them endlessly. Or until I get really sick. Which sometimes happens.
Well we just had a blizzard here in Boston and I have no one to blame but myself for not having brownie mix. I had no other sweets in the house, nothing that I could even remotely eat and trick myself into thinking it was brownie-like. I swear I had one last box of it on my top shelf behind a bag of rice and a box of dog treats. Yes, I know, my shelves need better organization. And no, this snowstorm is not the time to organize them. I just shoveled tons of snow and I’m still physically recovering from that and emotionally from a brownie crisis. Next time.
Luckily I had all the ingredients to make brownies from scratch. It was easier than I thought and they came out better than I expected.
I took to the internet and after browsing about a dozen recipes I picked one from the Brown Eyed Baker. I promise these brownies are so good!
These are really easy to make and were just what I was looking for. The result is a chewy, rich and delicious brownie. They remind me of the warm brownies topped with vanilla ice cream you get in a restaurant. I didn’t have any ice cream so I had them plain and they tasted amazing. Throwing a cozy blanket on top of yourself while you eat them also helps. Just make sure you have some milk because you can’t make that from scratch. Or maybe you have cows and you can.
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup plus 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2½ cups sugar
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Use 9×13 baking pan and line with parchment paper or spray lightly with oil. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk cocoa powder and boiling water together until smooth. Add unsweetened chocolate and whisk until chocolate is melted. Whisk in melted butter and oil. Add eggs, yolks and vanilla and continue to whisk until smooth. Whisk in sugar until fully incorporated. Add flour and salt and mix with rubber spatula until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour into pan and bake for about 25 to 30 mins. Wait until they are totally cool before you cut.
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Hello! My name is Christina and I started this blog to share my love of food. You can find recipes of all kinds here but I try to keep them simple and of course delicious! 
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