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Chewy Brownies recipe originally from Cook's Illustrated
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Chewy Brownies

You can make these one bowl brownies in a 9x13 inch pan or halve the recipe and use an 8-inch pan.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chewy Brownies, Cook's Illustrated
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 24
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup Dutch-processed cocoa (28 grams)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons instant espresso powder
  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate. chopped (56 grams)
  • ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons oil (110 grams)
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (56 grams)
  • 2 large large eggs plus 2 large yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 ½ cups sugar (500 grams)
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (250 grams)
  • ¾ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 inch metal pan with nonstick foil parchment paper.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, espresso powder, and boiling water until smooth.
  • Add the unsweetened chocolate and stir until melted. Stir in the oil and melted butter. (Mixture may look curdled.) Add eggs, yolks, and vanilla and continue to whisk until smooth.
  • Whisk in sugar until fully incorporated. Add flour and salt and mix with rubber spatula until combined. Fold in chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate).
  • Scrape batter into pan and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes. If halving the batch, check at 25 minutes, but it will probably take up to 30.
  • Let cool for about 10 minutes, then grasp foil, lift from pan and let cool completely.