My Number 1 Decadent, Rich, Fudgy Brownies Recipe and It Is So Easy

    This is one of those recipes you can make before you go to work in the morning, quickly and easily.  Can it get any better than that?  The simple ingredients are always in my cupboard for emergencies.  I am a chocoholic, if you are, too, you understand.

 These brownies taste as good as they look! 

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• 1/2 cup butter
• 2-ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

 Directions:

*Grease an 8″x 8″ x 2″ square baking pan and set it aside.  

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat.

Unsweetened chocolate squares and butter.

Melt chocolate and butter

Flour, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.

Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla.

Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla

Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla

 Using a spoon, beat lightly by hand just until combined.

Stir in flour.

Stir in flour.

Stir in the flour.

Pour into a prepared pan.  Bake in a 350° oven for 25 minutes.

Fudge Frosting  

 In a saucepan, cook and stir 3 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder, and 2 tablespoons of milk, until it comes to a boil.  (The butter and chocolate will separate.)  Remove from heat and stir in 1- 1/2 cups of powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.

 Spread on warm brownies, let cool (if you can wait!), and serve.

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TIP

* Tip – I use Quick Release Reynold’s Wrap to line my 8 x 8″ square pan.    After the brownies cool, just lift from the pan, fold down the foil, cut the brownies and there is no struggling to get them out of the pan – perfect squares every time!

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Yield: 16 brownies

Fudgy Brownies Recipe

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

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Ingredients

Brownies

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 - ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup flour

Fudge Frosting

•  3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 1- 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°

*Grease an 8″x 8″x 2″ square baking pan and set aside.  In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate over low heat.  Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla.  Using a spoon, beat lightly by hand just until combined.  Stir in flour.

Pour into a prepared pan.  Bake in a 350° oven for 25 minutes.

Frosting

 In a saucepan, cook and stir 3 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder, and 2 tablespoons of milk, until it comes to a boil.  (The butter and chocolate will separate.)  Remove from heat and stir in 1- 1/2 cups of powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.

 Spread on warm brownies, let cool (if you can wait!), and serve.