Why do this, right? Brownies from a box are delicious. Okay, true, but these are even better, and not hard at all. And you can taste that they're homemade, so if you make them as a dish to pass, it's obvious you went the extra step to make it special. They're gooey and extra chocolatey, just the way I like them. I've been making them since at least 1996 when I made them on Groundhog's Day for guests.
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
4 - 1 oz squares of unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup semi sweet morsels (optional)
1. Beat together eggs, sugar, butter, and chocolate - I let the mixer run for at least a few minutes, until it's turned a lighter color and is fluffy.
2. Add vanilla, flour, baking powder and salt, mixing after each addition. You're almost done already!
3. Stir in nuts and/or morsels if desired.
4. Pour into a greased (crisco) and floured (cocoa) 13x9 pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
5. Let cool for 45 minutes before cutting. If you can stand it~!
I made this yesterday (2/5/12) for Superbowl Sunday where I work. We all brought in something to share, and ordered pizza and wings. Luckily not many people call during the Superbowl, and we had it playing quietly on the tvs hanging from the ceiling on "the floor". It was very professional, with people quiet and doing their jobs and glancing up when they had a minute. No yelling/distractions. It took the sting out of having to work during the Superbowl, anyway. That was nice.
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