best basic brownies
These brownies are a chocolate lover's dream! I've been making them for years, and even though I've used boxed mixes too, I always go back to this recipe, and wonder why I even bothered with the others...I've never been disappointed with these brownies.
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yield
12 servings
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For best basic brownies
- BROWNIES:
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1 cbutter (2 sticks)
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2 csugar
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4eggs
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2 tspvanilla extract
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2/3 cunsweetened cocoa powder
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1 cflour
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 tspbaking powder
- CREAMY BROWNIE FROSTING: (OPTIONAL)
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6 Tbspbutter, softened
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6 Tbspunsweetened cocoa powder
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2 Tbsplight corn syrup
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1 tspvanilla
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2 cconfectioners' sugar
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dash of salt
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4-5 Tbspmilk (add a little at a time until of spreading consistency)
How To Make best basic brownies
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1Preheat oven to 350'F. Grease a 9x13 pan.
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2Melt butter. Remove from heat and add ingredients in the order listed, stirring well by hand, until all ingredients are blended. Do not over-stir or brownies will get tough.
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3Bake for 25-30 minutes (mine took exactly 24 minutes). Do not overbake. If you want those wonderful clean edges, use a plastic knife to cut them (best brownie trick ever).
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4In a mixer bowl, beat butter, cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla until blended. Add powdered sugar and milk; beating until spreading consistency.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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