TABLE OF CONTENTS Ingredients
pound (2 sticks) sweet butter
4 ounces high-quality unsweetened chocolate, preferably 99% unsweetened Scharffen Berger pure dark chocolate
4 eggs
cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
Melt butter and chocolate in the microwave and set aside to cool to room temperature.
Beat eggs and sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Add vanilla. Fold in cooled chocolate mixture into eggs and sugar mixture. Mix thoroughly.
Sift the flour and fold gently into batter, mixing just until blended. Fold in chocolate chips. Avoid adding too many air bubbles.
Pour into greased pan and bake for 18 to 20 minutes for fudge-like brownies or a little longer for cake-like brownies. Check doneness with a toothpick inserted about 1-inch from the side of the pan. As soon as the toothpick comes out clean, the brownies are done. The center will be a little undercooked. Do not overcook!
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