I Love You Brownies
Total time
Serves: 10 large hearts, or 48 small brownies
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 cups (4 sticks/32 Tbs) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 8 eggs at room temperature
- 5 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chopped walnuts (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
- Prepare a half sheet pan by lining with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- In a medium sized, heavy bottomed sauce pan, melt butter over low-medium heat.
- Add chopped chocolate to melted butter. Stir constantly until chocolate is melted.
- Remove from heat, and allow chocolate to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, whisk together vanilla, eggs, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
- Add the chocolate, and stir to combine completely.
- Add flour, and fold together until just combined.
- If using, fold in walnuts.
- Pour batter in prepared pan.
- Bake 45-55 minutes or until top looks dry and cake tester comes out just clean. Don't over bake.
- Let brownies cool completely.
- Using a large heart cookie cutter (about 3"), cut hearts out and remove from sheet pan.
- Using a fine mesh strainer, liberally dust with powdered sugar.
- Enjoy!
Recipe by Lemon Sugar at http://lemon-sugar.com/i-love-you-brownies/
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