Brownies that are gooey on the inside yet have a shatter-top texture are no longer a figment of your food imagination. My friends, they are here and they are glorious, and just in time for swimsuit season! Ha! The best part is that they are a cinch to put together and even easier to eat! With everything going on in the world today, I feel the phrase “Keep Calm & Carry On” just took on greater meaning. But perhaps we should update it a bit to, “Keep Calm, Carry Hand Sanitizer, & Eat Chocolate”? Pretty sure that is going to be my new personal mission statement. So if you find yourself needing a new brownie recipe to try after putting up all of your stockpiled toilet paper, try this one! You will not regret it. Plus chocolate is known to cause a calming effect on the brain by increasing the neurotransmitter serotonin and it also causes an increase in your dopamine levels. Double chocolate and double neurotransmitter benefit? Talk about the definition of win-win!

Ingredients:

• 10 oz of chocolate morsels, dark or semi-sweet

• 2 sticks of butter, softened

• 1 1/2 cups of sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1/2 cup of cocoa powder, Dutch-pressed if you have it

• 1 cup all purpose flour

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/2 cup of brewed coffee, room temperature

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a double boiler, melt chocolate morsels. Once melted set to the side, cool slightly.

3. In a bowl, combine flour, salt, and cocoa powder. Set to the side.

4. In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter together until fluffy.

5. Add in eggs, one at a time, and blending together until incorporated.

6. Add in a small amount of melted chocolate to temper the eggs, once incorporated, stir in the rest of the melted chocolate.

7. Add in brewed coffee and stir to combine.

8. Stir in dry ingredients into wet ingredients, and mix until well combined.

9. Pour into a greased pan, I used a 9x13, and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.

10. Enjoy!