Fudge Brownies

Fudge Brownies

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 1/4 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan

In a medium-sized saucepan set over low heat, melt the butter, then add the sugar and stir to combine. Return the mixture to the heat briefly, just until it's hot, but not bubbling; it'll become shiny looking as you stir it. Heating this mixture as second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which will yield a shiny top crust on your brownies.

While the sugar heats a second time, crack the 4 eggs into a bowl, and beat them with the cocoa, salt, baking powder, and vanilla until smooth.

Add the hot butter/sugar mixture, stirring until smooth.

Add the flour and chips again, stirring until smooth.
*Note: If you want the chips to remain intact in the baked brownies, rather than melting in, let the batter cool in the bowl for a few minutes before stirring in the chips.

Spoon the batter into a lightly greased 9" x 13" pan.

Bake the brownies for about 30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Remove them from the oven and cool on a rack before cutting.

Enjoy.

Adapted from King Arthur Flour

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 3/4 cups flour

1/3 cup cocoa

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

16 to 18 large marshmallows

Preheat oven to 350

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla, mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat into creamed mixture.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. Meanwhile cut marshmallows in half. Press a marshmallow half, cut side down onto each cookie. Return to the oven for 2 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Icing

6 tablespoons butter, softened

2 tablespoons baking cocoa

1/4 cup milk

1 3/4 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

For icing, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Cool slightly; transfer to a small mixing bowl, beat in confectioners sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies.

Make 3 dozen.

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup sugar
1 (4 oz) package instant chocolate pudding
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour and baking soda

In a large bowl brown sugar, sugar, butter, shortening, pudding mix, vanilla and almond extract

Mix until well blended

Beat in the flour mixture

Stir in chocolate chips

Drop by rounded teaspoons and bake 10-12 minutes