Best Bleepin' Brownies in the World

Every time that I have to bake something for a pot luck I usually go to one of two standards: Chocolate Chip Cookies made with butter flavored shortening (you may cringe but damn its tasty) or a recipe for brownies that my friend Marie gave me that she got from a lady who worked at the same dentist office she did. No, these are not sugar free LOL not by any means. But they ARE tasty as heck and bound to be a hit at any party.

The only problem is that they are DEEP DISH so must be made in either an 8x8 or 9x9 pan (unless you want to double the recipe and then I suppose a 13x9 would work...)

First, the recipe:

3/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup of MELTED butter

1.5 cups of sugar--Organic "Sugar in the Raw" is the best tasting and makes it a little crunchy!

1.5 tsp pure vanilla extract--not imitation though!!!

3 eggs

1 cup DARK chocolate chips (I prefer Ghirardelli or Hershey's Special Dark)

Prep:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8x8 or 9x9 pan -- important for DEEP DISH effect!

COMBINE in separate bowl:

Flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

COMBINE in mixing bowl:

MELTED butter, sugar, and vanilla. Use an ELECTRIC MIXER to blend these. Add eggs to this mixture and beat well with a SPOON. Next, gradually add flour mixture to this. Do it VERY SLOWLY, about 1/4 cup at a time and use the SPOON to combine. Its best to do it slowly because I have found that doing it too quickly allows for clumps and it takes forever to go through and break them up to make it smooth. And you want it smooth, trust.

After well blended go ahead and add the chocolate chips.

Spread into the prepared pan evenly. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.

Cool completely and cut into squares. Should make about 16 brownies. Don't eat 'em all yourself ;)