Sara's Killer Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 8 ounces unsalted butter
• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 tablespoon instant coffee powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups walnuts (or other add-ins such as choc. chips, toffee chips, marshmallows, dried cherries, etc)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and chocolate together over a very low flame, in a 3 qt saucepan.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in sugar.
• 3 stir in eggs, one at a time, until combined.
• 4 stir in dry ingredients.
• 5 stir in add-ins, if desired. note: you can leave these out, if you like.
• 6 pour into a greased and parchment-lined 8x8 pan. if using a silicon pan, you can omit the parchment paper.
• 7 bake in a 325 degree oven for about 40 minutes, turning once half-way through the cooking. brownies are done when a pick inserted comes out with moist crumbs clinging to it. do not overbake!
• 8 cool, cut, and enjoy!