Ultimate Brownies
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

What makes these brownies ultimate? Two kinds of chocolate plus an optional fudgy drizzle, that's what. Chopped nuts take these treats over the top!


Ultimate Brownies

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Servings: Makes 16 brownies.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Related Categories: Brownies, Chocolate Desserts, Desserts, Low Sodium
 
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Ingredients
  • 3  ounces
    unsweetened chocolate
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  • 1/2  cup
    butter
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  • 1  cup
    sugar
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  • 2 
    eggs
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  • 1  tsp.
    vanilla
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  • 2/3  cup
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1/4  tsp.
    baking soda
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    stir-ins*
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  • 1  cup
    dark chocolate pieces
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  • 1/2  cup
    chopped nuts (optional)
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  • 1 
    recipe Chocolate Drizzle (optional)**
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coarsely chop unsweetened chocolate. In saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool.
2.
Line 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil. Spray with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Stir sugar into melted chocolate mixture until sugar is dissolved. Add eggs, one at a time, beating with wooden spoon just until combined. Stir in vanilla.
3.
In bowl stir together flour and baking soda. Add stir-ins. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture; stir just until combined. Stir in dark chocolate pieces and nuts. Spread batter in prepared pan.
4.
Bake 35 minutes or until edges are set and begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool in pan on wire rack. Spoon chocolate Drizzle across top. Cut into bars. Makes 16 brownies.
5.
*Sweet stir-ins: Add 1/2 cup dried fruit soaked in sparkling wine for 30 minutes, drained, and chopped; or 3/4 cup candy-coated peanut butter pieces to batter. Spice stir-ins: Add 1 tsp. ground cinnamon or ground ancho chili powder; 2 tsp. orange peel; or 1 Tbsp. expresso powder to flour mixture.
6.
**Chocolate Drizzle: In bowl stir together 1/2 cup softened powder sugar, 1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/4 tsp. vanilla, and 1-1/2 tsp. milk. Stir in additional milk, 1 tsp. at a time, until icing is drizzling consistency.
Nutrition information
Calories 227, Total Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 8 g, Cholesterol 43 mg, Sodium 71 mg, Carbohydrate 28 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 9%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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