Very Chocolate Chip Brownies

You wake up 15 minutes later than you should on a school morning and find that your hair is a mess and your brother finished your favorite cereal. The school bus parks right infront of your house as you're brushing your teeth and you run out out the door in a flash. You make it to school and find out you forgot to turn in a homework assignment, and to top it all off you have a Math test tomorrow. My solution to a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day? CHOCOLATE. 

Chocolate, somehow, magically makes everything better. We all have one of those days where chocolate seems to be like the only way out of our misery. 

I made these brownies for one of my best friend's fifteenth birthday (but I turned out curing a huge chocolate craving as well). They were so rich, soft, and had crunchy edges, just as I like them. 

Very Chocolate Chip Brownies

This recipe makes 6 brownies.
Baking Time: About 30 minutes at 325F

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 tablespoon water
• 1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Powdered sugar for powdering

Directions:

1.  In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and water; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted. Cool slightly
2. In a separate bowl, beat egg and vanilla; stir in chocolate mixture. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture, mixing well. Stir in chocolate chips if desired. 
3. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. 
4. Add sifted powdered sugar on top. 
5. Enjoy with a big glass of milk. 

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home
http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Very-Chocolate-Chip-Brownies