It's a tad late to wish a Happy New Year but I sure hope that it's kicked off good for everyone. Ours kicked off with being so THANKFUL for what God has done and is doing. As I told my family as we were reminiscing over 2024, "There is a lot of 2024 I DO NOT WANT A RE-DO but the Lord has surely taught me so very much. I am truly thankful for each breath, each day, family and close friends. We had our three youngest grands for New Years Eve. We had a great time and the girls enjoyed a little fishing, bonfire with their great-grandfather and roasting marshmallows. Their great-grandfather will be 90 years old next month. As most of you know I do a monthly focus board and this makes my 3rd or 4th year. I've lost count. Only fitting that New Beginnings would be my focus for January. This has been so good for me as it sits on my kitchen counter so I can see it daily. Wonderful way to focus and quote God's Word daily. I felt up to hosting a lunch and movie day with ...
How about some brownies to make you smile????
My middle daughter just celebrated a birthday so I asked her what kind of cake she wanted? Her answer? Brownies, Ice cream and Hot fudge. A woman after my own heart...
And yes, I could have made some out of the box and usually would have but decided...Let's do some from scratch. Needless to say I went CRA-CRA and made two big old batches. One that I call ooey gooey and one batch was more cake like. Had so many brownies that I winded up freezing a large Ziploc bag full. Will come in handy on one of these Sundays when my family is eating dinner with us after church.
Okay now for the recipe and tutorial.
3 1/3 cups of granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups of butter melted
4 tablespoons of water
4 whole eggs
4 teaspoons of vanilla extract
2 2/3 cups of All Purpose flour
1 1/2 cups Cocoa powder
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Let the fun begin! Grab all of your items needed. (Or you might do like I have done before and leave out an ingredient) BUT, I blamed it on the recipe!
OOH...don't forget the eggs!
Preheat your oven to 375.
Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. I used olive oil. (thought that might off-set those 3 1/3 cups of sugar! LOL!
NOW....in one mixing bowl combine your sugar, butter and water.Mix well. Then add your eggs and vanilla extract and mix well and set aside.
In another mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, cocoa, and salt. Mix well.
Take your powdered mixture and add a little at a time to your wet mixture and stir.
Then you get this....
YES, I think I might could even dip my tater chips in this!
Bake for 35-40 minutes (or until toothpick comes out clean) and let cool completely before cutting.
Cut into squares and enjoy!!!!!!
As you can see if you look closely I have some ooey gooey and some cake like brownies. (Also had another platter full)
For the Ooey Gooey brownies I cooked for 25-30 minutes and for the cake like ones I cooked for 35-40 minutes. ( I just eyeballed the ooey gooey ones till they looked like I thought they should.
Come on over and we'll have a glass of milk or a cup of coffee with our brownie!
My middle daughter just celebrated a birthday so I asked her what kind of cake she wanted? Her answer? Brownies, Ice cream and Hot fudge. A woman after my own heart...
And yes, I could have made some out of the box and usually would have but decided...Let's do some from scratch. Needless to say I went CRA-CRA and made two big old batches. One that I call ooey gooey and one batch was more cake like. Had so many brownies that I winded up freezing a large Ziploc bag full. Will come in handy on one of these Sundays when my family is eating dinner with us after church.
Okay now for the recipe and tutorial.
3 1/3 cups of granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups of butter melted
4 tablespoons of water
4 whole eggs
4 teaspoons of vanilla extract
2 2/3 cups of All Purpose flour
1 1/2 cups Cocoa powder
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Let the fun begin! Grab all of your items needed. (Or you might do like I have done before and leave out an ingredient) BUT, I blamed it on the recipe!
OOH...don't forget the eggs!
Preheat your oven to 375.
Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. I used olive oil. (thought that might off-set those 3 1/3 cups of sugar! LOL!
NOW....in one mixing bowl combine your sugar, butter and water.Mix well. Then add your eggs and vanilla extract and mix well and set aside.
In another mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, cocoa, and salt. Mix well.
Take your powdered mixture and add a little at a time to your wet mixture and stir.
Then you get this....
Good grief I do believe this may be a sin! LOL!
Pour mixture into your greased dish.
Bake for 35-40 minutes (or until toothpick comes out clean) and let cool completely before cutting.
Cut into squares and enjoy!!!!!!
As you can see if you look closely I have some ooey gooey and some cake like brownies. (Also had another platter full)
For the Ooey Gooey brownies I cooked for 25-30 minutes and for the cake like ones I cooked for 35-40 minutes. ( I just eyeballed the ooey gooey ones till they looked like I thought they should.
Come on over and we'll have a glass of milk or a cup of coffee with our brownie!
Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Hi sweet Cindy! OH, how nice to get home and hear from you! Now first, a belated happy birthday to your daughter! Those brownies look so delicious! I love brownies and never can get enough. I cheat and by a mix this recipe is going to change my brownie ways! Yum! I'm surely going to try these and thank you for the recipe. Thank you for your well wishes as we start another journey! :)
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Shelia ;)
Happy, Happy birthday to your daughter!! What a treat these brownies are! I'd love to have one or three with a glass of milk! Thanks for the recipe. I'll give it a try the next time I have a crowd...otherwise, Wonderful Hubby and I would eat them all!! Have a great week, Cindy!
ReplyDeleteYummy! Looks so delicious and moist, Cindy. Thanks for sharing and also thanks especially for the prayers for Rea. Today we should get her CT scan results to find out what the chemo has done to the tumor so far and I am praying so hard for a good result so they can take it out easily and safely. She has been through so much at a such a young age and I hope this will be over very soon and we can have our baby back with no more problems. Thanks always for the continued prayers....Christine
ReplyDeleteI just got through saying that I wish I had something chocolate and now my mouth is watering!
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Oh my, Cindy! Those brownies look amazing...both kinds! Thank you for sharing the recipe and the difference in the baking times.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Dianna
Brownies, ice cream and hot fudge...right up my alley! These look amazing!
ReplyDeleteI'll take a couple of the ooey-gooey ones, please. Could you mail those to Tennessee? :)
ReplyDeleteThese look so delicious Cindy. Ummmm!!! But I'm even more in awe of your photography. I'm sorry but I'm so jealous of your skills. Great pictures. <3
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