Fudgy Brownies
Rich, dense chocolate brownies with a shiny, crackled top - whisking the sugar into the hot melted butter, then beating in the eggs vigorously, is what dissolves the sugar enough to rise to the surface and form that signature crackly crust, and pulling them while the center still looks slightly underbaked is what keeps them fudgy instead of dry.
⏱ 40 min🍽 9 servings
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Ingredients
- •1/2 cup butter
- •1 cup sugar
- •2 eggs
- •1/3 cup cocoa powder
- •1/2 cup flour
- •1 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- 1.Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a baking pan.
- 2.Melt the butter, then whisk in the sugar while it's still hot until mostly dissolved - this is what helps the sugar rise to the surface for a shiny, crackly top.
- 3.Whisk in the eggs and vanilla vigorously until well combined.
- 4.Stir in the cocoa powder and flour until just combined.
- 5.Pour into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until the edges are set but the center still looks slightly underbaked - brownies firm up as they cool, so overbaking here is what dries them out.
- 6.Cool completely before cutting into squares.