This otherwise ordinary brownie recipe has a “secret ingredient” that gives these treats that shiny, crinkly top that everyone craves! You are sworn to secrecy!
Ingredients
- 2 Squares Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
- 1 Stick Margarine (Yes, Margarine…. NOT butter.)
- 1 cup White Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 handful Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Shhhhh!)
- 1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt margarine and baking chocolate in a saucepan over medium low heat until just melted.
- Remove from heat and add white sugar and eggs. Stir until smooth.
- Add flour and stir until smooth again.
- While no one is looking (Remember, this is a secret!) add one handful of semi-sweet chocolate chips and stir until they have melted into the warm batter. (I know: A “handful” is awfully imprecise. No more than twenty chips will do the trick.)
- Pour into a 9×9 baking pan well-coated with cooking spray.
- Optional: Sprinkle chopped walnuts on top. (You Southerners can use those pecans y’all are crazy about if you prefer. Bless your hearts.)
- Bake for 30 minutes, and cool for about 30 more… if you can wait that long.
- Pour the milk and serve!
I have also made this recipe with duck eggs instead of chicken eggs and it turns out even more rich and decadent. Next year, give the kids ducklings instead of chickens for Easter, and you’ll see what I mean!