Brownie Me

The best simple brownies PERIOD.

1 Prep

  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted if lumpy
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 3/4 teaspoons sea salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup canola oil or extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 Mix

First, mix the sugar, flour, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk together the eggs, olive oil, and water in a large bowl.

Mixing ingredients together

3 Merge

Next, combine the wet and dry ingredients, sprinkling the dry mix over the wet mix and folding until homogenized.

Merging into same bowl

4 Pour

Then, pour the batter into an 8 x 8 baking pan with parchment paper and spread it to all four sides of the pan using a rubber spatula.

Pouring into pan

5 Bake

Finally, transfer the pan into a pre-heated 325° oven and bake for 40 - 45 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out with few crumbs clinging to it. Allow brownies to cool.

Finished baked brownies