Brownies are definitely America’s favorite bar cookie (square). Brownies are so named because of their dark brown color, not because they contain chocolate. In fact, the first brownie recipes didn’t even contain chocolate.In Fannie Farmer’s ‘Boston Cooking School Cook Book’ the Brownie recipe calls for butter, sugar, Porto Rico molasses, an egg, flour, and pecan meat. So, I think we can safely say that our Brownie has evolved over the last century.

Ingredients:

5 ounces Dark chocolate chopped

1/2 cup Unsalted butter

2 tablespoons Cocoa powder

1 cup Granulated white sugar

1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract

3 large Eggs

3/4 cup All-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon Salt
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