Pro Brownies

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup butter at room temperature
• 1½ cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup cocoa powder, plus 4 tsp for the pan
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup flour
• 1⅓ cups chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter the bottom, sides, and edges of an 8-inch square cake pan. Pour in some cocoa powder and shake it around until the pan is evenly coated, then tap out any excess cocoa powder. (Cocoa powder instead of flour prevents any white spots on the edges.)
2. Make the sugar mixture: Combine the butter and ½ cup of the sugar in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring slowly, until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted completely, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Make the egg mixture: Whisk together the eggs and 1 cup sugar until smooth.
4. Make the batter: Pour the sugar mixture into the egg mixture and whisk to combine. Add the cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and flour and whisk to combine. Add the chocolate chips and fold them in with a spatula until evenly incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
5. Bake the brownie: Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Look for the top of the brownies to set, with a few cracks in the surface.
6. Unmold the brownie: Let brownies cool for 15 to 20 minutes until they are warm and set.