Artpark Brownies

• butter↗2⁄3 cup
• unsweetened chocolate↗5 ounces

  (get the good stuff)

• vanilla↗2 teaspoons
• eggs↗4
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• sugar↗2 cups
• flour↗1 cup

  sifted

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. 2

   Butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.

3. 3

   Melt butter and chocolate in a double boiler over boiling water.

4. 4

   Remove from heat and add vanilla.

5. 5

   Beat eggs and salt in a mixer, add sugar at high speed and beat for 10 minutes until mixture looks white.

6. 6

   Add chocolate/butter mixture to the eggs just until blended.

7. 7

   Add flour and mix just until it is combined and you don’t see any white streaks.

8. 8

   Pour in prepared pan and put in oven.

9. 9

   Immediately reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 40 minutes.

10. 10

    Prick with a toothpick to test for "doneness" it should NOT be quite clean when you pull the tooth pick out.

11. 11

    Be careful to not over bake – the brownies are fudge-like, not cake-like.

12. 12

    Important: cool completely before cutting.