I found this recipe in my Cookie Bible when I was trying to figure out what to make for the fourth. I originally planned on making peach pie, but honestly, the idea of making the dough made me change my mind. So I flipped through my book and after 30 min of agonizing over what to make, I picked these. Soooo glad I did!!!! Everyone loved them!Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
3/4 cup cocoa
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
couple handfuls of candy-coated, chocolate-covered sunflower seeds (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 X 9 inch baking pan.
Melt butter. Stir in sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, on at a time, beating well w/ a spoon or whisk after each addition. Add cocoa; beat until well blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Beat well. Pour batter into greased pan. Sprinkle sunflower seeds over the batter, if desired.
Bake for 30-35 mins or until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. EAT!!!
I love the covered sunflower seeds. They are a great snack. I saw them in someone's brownies before and the very next day, I saw them at Trader Joe's and bought them. Yum! They add a nice little crunch to the brownie and aren't overpowering like putting a cup of nuts into the batter is.
The edges were done more so that the rest of the bars, but they weren't dry. They did come off most of the bars after cutting, but that's okay, no one minded eating them!
The inside was that perfect just past gooey, almost raw feel. They were soooo good! Definitely a recipe I am making again!
6 comments:
Oh, I am so tempted to make these but I must resist as I am trying to loose some weight. They sound delicious.
My favorite brownies are cocoa brownie. Love to make them with cocoa as they are so much easier than tempering chocolate, etc., etc. Plus they have a certain texture that I love. These look great and the covered sunflower seeds sound really intriguing!
Adding chocolate covered sunflower seeds to your brownies is brilliant! I bet the sweet/salty really brought a great new dimension to their taste.
Brownies are my way to go bakes too. I made a batch too this mornin'. Yours do look delish!!
Brownies is one of my favorite dessert and yours looks delicious!
Thanks for the tip about the sunflower seeds... come to think of it, i feel like i have seen them at TJ's but their snack aisle is so jam-packed it can be hard to find stuff. I'll keep my eyes peeled next time.
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