Fudgy Cocoa Brownies

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

1. 1Heat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch pan with foil or parchment, leaving some hanging over the sides, and grease it.
2. 2Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Take it off the heat and stir in the sugar.
3. 3Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. Stir hard for about 30 seconds; this is what gives the shiny, crackly top.
4. 4Stir in the cocoa, flour, salt and baking powder until just combined, then the chocolate chips.
5. 5Spread in the pan and bake 22–25 minutes, until the edges are set and a toothpick in the center comes out with moist crumbs (not wet batter).
6. 6Cool completely in the pan before lifting out and cutting, or they'll fall apart.

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