The Best Brownies Ever (no fooling)
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1-1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon table salt
8 ounces melted unsweetened butter (2 whole sticks)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line an 8-inch square pan with non-stick aluminum foil β dull side up to make a βslingβ for removing brownies when done.
In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars. Add remaining dry ingredients, and mix to combine. Add vanilla then the melted butter (slowly) and mix until incorporated.
Pour the (very thick and sticky) batter into a lined 8-inch square pan and bake for 45 β 50 minutes. Check for doneness with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean. When it's done, remove to a rack to cool. After about 5 minutes, lift the brownies out the pan by the aluminum foil sling and leave on the cooling rack. Resist the temptation to cut into it until it's mostly cool.
Yield: 16 brownies