Call us old-fashioned, but we believe that the way to, well, anyone’s heart is through the stomach. So what better way to say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day (or any day) than with one of our most beloved recipes: Chef Lynn Michelle’s Famous Fudgy Brownies.
This year, ditch the box of store-bought chocolates and treat your sweetie to a batch of rich, perfectly-chewy brownies instead.
Chef Lynn Michelle’s Famous Fudgy Brownies
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1 Cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1.2 Cup Chopped Nuts - Optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8x8x2-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving about 1 inch of the paper extending over the ends of pan. Grease paper; set pan aside.
- In a medium saucepan, stir together butter and unsweetened chocolate over low heat until smooth; set aside to cool.
- Stir the sugar into the cooled chocolate mixture.
- Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating with a wooden spoon just until combined.
- Stir in vanilla.
- In a small bowl stir together the flour and baking soda.
- Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture; stir just until combined. If desired, stir in nuts. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack. Remove brownies from pan, using the overlapping paper to lift brownies. Place on cutting board; cut into brownies as desired.
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