Use real butter.

Use real vanilla.

Throw away the calorie counter.

ENJOY!!!

Recipe ingredients:

1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick of butter)
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk
1/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions:

1. In an 8" square glass baking dish, melt the butter -- 20 to 30 seconds in the microwave.
   
2. Pour melted butter into your mixing bowl. (Voilá! You just buttered your baking dish, too.)
   
3. Add cocoa and stir into the melted butter until blended. Add sugar, egg, salt, vanilla, and milk, and mix thoroughly.
   
4. Stir in dry ingredients.
   
5. Bake in a 350º oven for 30 minutes.**

Oven performance fluctuates; therefore, I recommend checking the brownies after 20 minutes.

NOTE: Using an 8" square baking dish will make very thin brownies. If you prefer chewy over crispy, you may want to use a smaller pan. Also, if you're feeding a family, I suggest you double, triple, or quadruple the batch! Adjust baking time accordingly.

True, you'll change the semi-sweet flavor, BUT if you like your brownies chewy in the middle with a crunchy crust on top, add an additional 1/4 cup of sugar to the recipe above.
 

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