Cocoa Brownies

Source: Smitten Kitchen

10 Tbsp unsalted butter

1¼ cups sugar

¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp cocoa powder

¼ tsp salt

½ tsp vanilla

2 eggs

½ cup flour

Postion oven rack in lower third of oven, preheat to 325°. Line the bottom and sides of an 8x8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.

Melt butter and cocoa in microwave, mix in sugar, salt, and mix until smooth. let cool until warm. Stir in vanilla.

Add the eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously. Add flour and stir 40 strokes,do not overmix. Spread evenly into lined pan.

Bake until a toothpick comes out with slightly moist batter, 30-35 minutes.

Let cool completely on rack, refrigerate or put in the freezer shortly so they cut well.

*These are very rich fudgy brownies. I prefer a more cake-like brownie, but my family loves these!