Dark chocolate brownies

🍫 Ultimate Dark Chocolate Brownies

🛒 Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

• 1 cup dark chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate

• ¾ cup granulated sugar

• ¼ cup brown sugar

• 2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk (room temp)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour

• ¼ cup cocoa powder

• ½ tsp salt

• ½ tsp espresso powder (optional but incredible)

🔥 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
   Line an 8×8 pan with parchment.

2. Melt butter + dark chocolate together
   (microwave in 30-sec bursts or over double boiler).
   Let cool slightly.

3. Whisk in:

   • granulated sugar

   • brown sugar until glossy.

4. Whisk in:

   • eggs + yolk

   • vanilla
     Beat 30–45 seconds for crackly top.

5. In separate bowl whisk:

   • flour

   • cocoa

   • salt

   • espresso powder

6. Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined.

7. Pour into pan.
   Optional: sprinkle extra chocolate chunks on top.

8. Bake 22–26 minutes
   Toothpick = moist crumbs (not clean).

9. Cool 20–30 minutes before cutting.