Chocolate Sea Salt Brownies

 I found this recipe on pinterest and tweaked it a bit.  Wowsa.  Definitely won't be the last time I make them!  I wanted to take my sister's Kitchen Aid stand mixer for a test drive and this seemed to be a good one to start with! This makes a really thick, gooey, delicious brownie.

Chocolate Sea Salt Brownies

1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)

1 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

1 1/2 c. sugar

3/4 c. brown sugar

1 T. vanilla extract

1 or 1 1/2  t. coarse sea salt, depending on how salty you like them

3 eggs

150 grams all purpose flour (1 1/4 c. if you simply can't use a scale)

1/3 c. 100% dark cocoa powder

Add the butter and 1 cup of the chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave for 90 seconds and then let it sit for 3 minutes before whisking it together.  

Add the sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt.  Whisk to combine.

Whisk in the eggs until fully combined

Sift the flour and cocoa powder into the bowl and fold it in with a spatula.  

Fold in the remaining 1/2 c. chocolate chips.

Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper and spray it with nonstick spray.  Spread teh batter evenly in the pan.

Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.  (Mine actually took about 43 minutes, but check it early!)

Let it cool completely before lifting it out the the pan and cutting.

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c = cup

t = teaspoon

T = tablespoon