Chewy Brownies

Name: Chewy Brownies
Yield: Makes twenty-four 2-inch brownies
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (1 ounce/28 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa; 1 1/2 teaspoons, espresso powder, optional; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons, boiling water; 2 ounces (57 grams), unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped (see note); 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick), unsalted butter, melted; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 large, eggs; 2 , large egg yolks; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups (17 1/2 ounces/496 grams), sugar; 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), unbleached all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 6 ounces (170 grams), bittersweet chocolate, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (see note)

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Brownies & Bars
Super Bowl

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2010, America's Test Kitchen TV

These chewy brownies boast gooey pockets of melted chocolate. They're richer and chewier than any boxed version.

SERVES Makes twenty-four 2-inch brownies

TIME 1 hour, plus 2½ hours cooling

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