Homemade brownies

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Homemade brownies


½ cup butter - melted and cooled

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract 

2 eggs

¼ tsp baking soda 

¼ tsp salt 

⅓ cup all-purpose flour 

½ cup cocoa powder 

1 ½ cup chocolate chips (optional) 


Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper (or you can lightly grease it) or aluminum foil. Melt your butter and sit aside till cool. Whisk together butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Whisk in eggs, stirring until fully incorporated. 


Add the dry ingredients (baking soda, salt, flour and cocoa powder) to wet ingredients. Stir until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. (your batter will be thick) Spread the batter into your pan. Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes before cutting.  

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