Fudgy One-Pot Brownies

By ClaudiaJan

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sticks butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup flour

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from rachaelraymag.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees . Line an 8-inch- square baking pan with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang. Coat the foil with cooking spray. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium. Off heat, whisk in the sugar, vanilla and salt. Whisk until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking well between additions. Add the cocoa powder and flour; stir until just blended. Pour into the pan.

Bake the brownies until a tester inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan set on a wire rack. Using the foil overhang, lift the brownies out of the pan. Cut into squares.

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