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Double Chocolate Brownies

Store brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 9 large or 16 small squares

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for the pan
6 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a buttered 8-inch-square baking pan with foil or parchment paper, allowing 2 inches to hang over the sides. Butter the lining (excluding overhang); set the pan aside.

    Step 2

    Put the butter, chocolate, and cocoa in a heatproof medium bowl set over a pan of simmering water; stir until the butter and chocolate are melted. Let cool slightly.

    Step 3

    Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl; set aside.

    Step 4

    Put the sugar, eggs, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat on medium speed until pale, about 4 minutes. Add the chocolate mixture; beat until combined. Add the flour mixture; beat, scraping down the sides of the bowl, until well incorporated.

    Step 5

    Pour the batter into the prepared pan; smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the brownies (avoid center and edges) comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, about 35 minutes. Let cool slightly in the pan, about 15 minutes. Lift out the brownies; let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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