Chewy Cocoa Brownies
My home internet’s been down recently and I had an intense craving for brownies tonight with no way to look up a recipe. Then I realized there’d likely be one of the back of my Nestlé baking cocoa container—and there was. These turned out so well that this may become my default “base” brownie recipe (e.g. in the future, I’d like to experiment with different types of nuts and chocolate chips.)
Chewy Cocoa Brownies
- 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
- powdered sugar (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch baking pan.
- Combine sugar, butter and water in a large bowl. Stir in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa baking powder and salt in medium bowl; stir into sugar mixture. Stir in nuts. Spread into prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 18 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into bars.