Don’t tell Mom… but we’ve found a treat so fudgy and so rich that we just had to share! Better-Than-Mom’s Brownies are so decadent, you just have to let the secret out of the dish (see what we did there?)! Simply made with good-quality chocolate and vanilla extract, these chewy, melt-in-your-mouth brownies will disappear before she even knows it. Don’t be sneaky, let everyone know how awesomely delicious these Better-Than-Mom’s Brownies are! In one bite, we’re sure she’ll understand! Sorry, Mom!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, preferably high-fat European or European-style, plus more, to taste, for greasing the baking dish
- cocoa powder, to taste, for dusting the baking dish
- 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, such as GhirardelliĀ® 100% cacao unsweetened chocolate bar, broken into pieces
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, preferably good-quality
- 4 eggs, preferably organic
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- chocolate chips, to taste, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 –Use the extra butter to grease a 9×9-inch baking dish, then line it with parchment paper. Use more of the extra butter to grease the parchment paper, then lightly dust it with the cocoa powder.
Step 3 –In a small saucepan over low heat, add the remaining 2/3 cup of butter and the unsweetened chocolate pieces and melt, stirring constantly, until it is smooth and glossy.
Step 4 –Place the saucepan on a wire rack. Add the vanilla extract to the melted chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
Step 5 –In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the eggs and the salt together.
Step 6 –Add the sugar to the egg mixture and beat on high speed until the mixture has turned very white in color, about 10 minutes.
Step 7 –Reduce the stand mixer to low speed. Add the melted chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and beat until it is just combined.
Step 8 –Slowly add the flour to the batter mixture and stir until it is just combined.
Step 9 –Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and place in on the middle rack of the oven.
Step 10 –Immediately reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and bake the brownies until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out not quite clean, about 40 minutes.
Step 11 –Place the baking dish on a wire rack and let the brownies cool, about 1 hour.
Step 12 –Invert the pan onto a flat surface, then pull out and discard the parchment paper.
Step 13 –Flip the brownies over and cut them into bars.
Step 14 –Serve the brownies, sprinkled with the chocolate chips.
