Brownies (thing)

Brownies to Die From

I found this recipe in a package of Hershey's cocoa. Its original name was "Deep Dish Brownies", but I don't think that name does them justice. On the stained slip of paper, between the title and the list of ingredients, is a question, in italics:

Has a brownie ever been too rich, too thick or too moist?

I think not, my friends.

It is ridiculously easy to make these brownies. You will need:

• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa*
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)

Blend melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture until well blended. Spread in greased 8-inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for 40 to 45 minutes or until brownie begins to pull away from edges of pan. Cool; cut into squares.

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* Of course the recipe calls for Hershey's cocoa, but you need not feel constrained by this fact. I have made these brownies with many different kinds of cocoa - Hershey's, Penzeys, Nestle, Scharffen-Berger, Ah!Laska. They are all different, and all good.