Super Fudgy Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for pan
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate or 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 brush a 9-inch square baking pan with butter; line the bottom and 2 sides of the buttered pan with parchment paper (leaving a 2-inch overhang for lifting), then butter the paper and set pan aside (this makes for easy removal; it's worth the time!).
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• 4 place the chocolate and butter in a large heat-proof bowl set over (not in) a saucepan of gently simmering water.
• 5 heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 6 remove bowl from saucepan.
• 7 add sugar and mix to combine.
• 8 add eggs and vanilla and mix to combine.
• 9 add flour mixture; mix until just moistened (do not over-mix unless you like your brownies tough).
• 10 transfer to prepared pan; smooth top.
• 11 bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few crumbs attached, 50 to 60 minutes.
• 12 cool in pan for 30 minutes.
• 13 using paper overhang, lift brownies out of pan, leaving on paper to cool completely on a wire rack.
• 14 using a dampened serrated knife, cut into 16 squares.
• 15 store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.