Fudgy Brownies Recipe

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These Fudgy Brownies are the best homemade brownie recipe. They are so thick and rich, and definitely feed a crowd.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best brownies, Brownies, Fudgy Brownies

Servings:

Calories: 322kcal

Ingredients

8 Tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup unsalted butter (or margarine - our grandma liked to do 1/2 cup of each)
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2½ cups flour
1 cup nuts optional
pinch salt

Frosting:

1 pound powdered sugar
¼ cup butter softened
3 Tablespoons cocoa powder
¼ cup hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. In a mixing bowl, melt butter or margarine, and then stir in cocoa.
Add in sugar and eggs to the mixing bowl and stir together.
Add in vanilla, flour, nuts and salt and beat together well.
Spoon batter into the prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until cooked through.
Mix the frosting ingredients together and spread over the hot brownies and serve.
You can also let the brownies cool and then frost. This way the frosting is thicker.

Notes

Brownies should be wrapped tightly with plastic wrap and aluminum foil before freezing to maintain their freshness and prevent freezer burn. You can also tuck them in an airtight container and slide them into the fridge. Consume within 3 to 4 days, if you choose not to freeze them.

You can turn these into marshmallow brownies. After removing cooked brownies from the oven, place mini marshmallows over the top of the whole pan then stick back into the oven for about 2 1/2 - 3 minutes until marshmallows are puffy.

Remove from oven and let cool. Then we frost the marshmallow version of these brownies with chocolate butter cream frosting. https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/chocolate-buttercream-frosting/

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