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shows a chocolate brownie on a plate with a side serving of ice cream

Chocolate Brownies

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These Chocolate Brownies and Chocolate Frosting are a sweet and satisfying dessert or snack.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Canadian
Keyword chocolate, cocoa powder
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 9
Author Grammy

Equipment

  • 1 8 inch square glass pyrex dish

Ingredients

  • ½ cup salted butter - room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 2 large eggs - beaten
  • cup all purpose flour
  • 4 heaping tsp cocoa powder
  • tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 ℉. Grease an 8 inch square glass Pyrex dish with butter (use wax paper with soft butter on it to grease the dish)
  • Using an electric beater, cream together the sugar and butter. Add the 2 beaten eggs, flour, cocoa, vanilla and salt. Sir until nicely combined.
  • Spread in the bottom of the Pyrex dish.
    Spread the batter in the bottom of the baking dish
  • Bake 20 - 25 minutes until just cooked. Overcooking will result in tough dry brownies.
    Showing the brownies when they are finished baking
  • Ice while warm. Serve plain or with ice cream.
    Shows brownies in the pan after they are frosted