Chewy Brownies

Name: Chewy Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 3 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup vegetable oil; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped nuts, optional; Confectioners' sugar, optional

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield about 3 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Some days just call for a decadent and fudgy brownie. This chewy brownie recipe hits all the right notes; it's moist and delicious, and difficult to eat just one. The recipe itself is not difficult; you probably even have most or all of the ingredients on hand already. Bring on the chocolate!

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts, optional
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

In a bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder. Combine oil, eggs, corn syrup and vanilla; add to dry ingredients. Fold in nuts if desired. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 25-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Dust with confectioners' sugar while warm if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 brownie: 129 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 118mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

"Corn syrup helps keep these brownies moist and fudgy," assures Sheila Wood of Macksville, Kansas.

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