Fudgy Brownies

From: Better Homes & Gardens cookbook

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 recipe Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting (optional) (will follow recipe)

In a medium saucepan melt butter and unsweetened chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool. Meanwhile, grease an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan; set aside. Stir sugar into cooled chocolate mixture in saucepan. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition just until combined. Stir in the vanilla. In a small bowl stir together the flour and baking soda. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture; stir just until combined. If desired, stir in nuts. Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake in a 350 oven for 30 minutes for 8-inch pan or 25 minutes for 9-inch pan. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, frost with Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into bars.

Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting

In a saucepan melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool. In a small bowl stir together two 3-oz packages softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar. Stir in melted chocolate until smooth.


What I did differently from the recipe:
Nothing.

What I'll do differently next time:
Nothing.

Verdict:
Thumbs up! It was 9:15 at night when I suddenly began craving something sweet, so I popped open my cookbook to find a new brownie recipe. I had everything the recipe called for and it didn't look like it would take very long, so - score!! These were VERY yummy. I know Stephen prefers brownies from a box but I just love to make everything homemade. The frosting was fine but nothing spectacular - I'd be okay with no frosting or frosting from a can too. All in all, very good and I will be making these again!

Fudgy Brownies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 recipe Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting (optional) (will follow recipe)

In a medium saucepan melt butter and unsweetened chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool. Meanwhile, grease an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan; set aside. Stir sugar into cooled chocolate mixture in saucepan. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition just until combined. Stir in the vanilla. In a small bowl stir together the flour and baking soda. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture; stir just until combined. If desired, stir in nuts. Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake in a 350 oven for 30 minutes for 8-inch pan or 25 minutes for 9-inch pan. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, frost with Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into bars.

Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting

In a saucepan melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool. In a small bowl stir together two 3-oz packages softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar. Stir in melted chocolate until smooth.