Best Basic Brownies

By Angela (Grammy) Derby
@Angela_Derby

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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Serves:

12 servings

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1 c: butter (2 sticks)
2 c: sugar
4: eggs
2 tsp: vanilla extract
2/3 c: unsweetened cocoa powder
1 c: flour
1/2 tsp: salt
1/2 tsp: baking powder
6 Tbsp: butter, softened
6 Tbsp: unsweetened cocoa powder
2 Tbsp: light corn syrup
1 tsp: vanilla
2 c: confectioners' sugar
: dash of salt
4-5 Tbsp: milk (add a little at a time until of spreading consistency)

How to Make Best Basic Brownies

Step-by-Step

1Preheat oven to 350'F. Grease a 9x13 pan.
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.
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).
4In a mixer bowl, beat butter, cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla until blended. Add powdered sugar and milk; beating until spreading consistency.