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Best Fudgy Brownies

Name: Best Fudgy Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/3 cups butter, softened; 2-2/3 cups sugar; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup baking cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Confectioners' sugar, optional

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Makes

2-1/2 dozen

Updated: Oct. 21, 2022

I love to use this fudgy brownie recipe when bringing treats to work. When I was growing up, I helped my mother make delicious, hearty meals and these fudgy brownies for our farm family of eight. —Judy Cunningham, Max, North Dakota

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Ingredients

1-1/3 cups butter, softened
2-2/3 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until the top is dry and the center is set, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 brownie: 189 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 50mg cholesterol, 130mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Best Fudgy Brownies

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