Best Chocolate Brownie Recipe

How could we bring to the surface the best recipes published in the first quarter-century? Would a taste be possible? No so we tried to narrow it down a bit and here is one we think is sure to please.

Ingredients

3/4 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup butter, melted and divided
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
one-bowl buttercream frosting 
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
2-2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat butter in medium bowl. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Stir in vanilla. Makes about 2 cups frosting.

Directions

Heat oven to 350° Fahrenheit 
Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan or two 8-inch square baking pans.

Stir together cocoa and baking soda in large bowl; stir in 1/3 cup butter. Add boiling water; stir until mixture thickens. Stir in sugar, eggs and remaining 1/3 cup butter; stir until smooth. Add flour, vanilla and salt; blend completely. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan.
    
Bake 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan, 30 to 35 minutes for square pans or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost with Buttercream Frosting. Garnish with chocolate chips, if desired. Cut into squares. Makes about 24 brownies.

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