Ultimate Fudgy Brownies (America's Test Kitchen)

Ingredients

  • 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped coarse
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped coarse
  • 3 Tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup flour

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil and grease the foil and edges of the pan. In a microwave safe dish (2-cup glass measuring cup works great for this), add your chocolates, cocoa, and butter. Microwave, stirring often, for 1 to 3 minutes until the mixture is smooth.

In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt together. Whisk in the melted chocolate mixture until combined. Stir in the flour until just incorporated.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out the top. Let the babies lick the spatula. Bake the brownies until a tooth-pick inserted into the middle comes with just a few soft crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes.

Let the brownies cool completely in the pan; set on a wire rack. Remove the brownies from the pan by using the foil, cut into squares, and enjoy.