Double-Fudge Brownies

For William's birthday, he went through my cookbooks and picked some recipes for us to try. One recipe was for double-fudge brownies, and they were excellent!

Double-Fudge Brownies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (135 g) flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup (60 g) unsweetened dark cocoa powder, sifted
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
• 1 cup/2 sticks butter, melted and cooled
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 4 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 cup (180 g) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray, then line with parchment paper, leaving overhang on the sides.
2. In a small bowl, sift and whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat together sugar, melted butter, and vanilla until creamy. 
4. Then add eggs one at a time until fully incorporated.
5. Add flour mixture a third at a time, mixing until just incorporated.
6. Fold in chocolate chips.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading out evenly.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until tester inserted into the center comes out slightly wet with a few moist crumbs.
9. Let cool completely in pan set on wire rack before removing from pan and cutting.