Best-Ever Brownies

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living

Categories: Cupcakes- Brownies- Blondies

Ingredients

  • 1 (8oz.) pkg. unsweetened chocolate baking squares, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, cut up
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 Tbsp. plus 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
  • Edible gold leaf (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 × 9-inch pan with aluminum foil, allowing 2 inches to extend over sides; lightly grease foil.
  2. Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in bottom of a double boiler. Place chocolate and butter in top of double boiler. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 6 minutes; transfer to a large bowl. Stir in sugar until blended. Stir in flour and next 3 ingredients just until blended. Pour batter into pan.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees for 32 to 35 minutes or until set. Cool in pan 30 minutes. Freeze 2 hours; cut into squares or triangles. Press tops with gold leaf, if desired.
  4. makes about 2 1/2 dozen

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