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Favorite Brown Sugar Brownies

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Are brownies a suitable Christmas gift?

What about the greatest brownies ever made? AND a cute little tea towel? That might be what I'm working with as far as gifts go this year.

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I have always been a terrible gift giver. Even when we weren't on such a tight budget. I think it's because I just want to buy everything for myself (THAT'S SO TERRIBLE).

I have always liked making gifts though, which is lame because when you see a homemade gift that isn't from a child you might be all UGGGH. When I was an unpaid intern, I made everyone in my family homemade gifts almost entirely out of buttons. My mom - button snowman ornaments (that I haven't seen in a while now that I think of it MOM). My sister - an arrangement of buttons in the shape of an M. My dad - a rendition of his beloved old truck in BUTTONS. I was so poor.

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For someone who loves to cook, frequently used ingredients make a great gift like:

-big bag of local pecans (or cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, WHATEV)
-raw honey
-the expensive cheese
-homemade vanilla extract
-great quality coffee beans
-really good, dark chocolate
-organic olive, avocado, flax, grapeseed, coconut oil
-homemade almond butter
-BEER! or wine (duh)

This has been one of my favorite recipes since I started baking. If you follow me on Instagram, you know I made a batch of these the night I went into labor with Ruthie and reaaaaally wished I had stashed the pan in my hospital bag (didn’t even get the chance to eat ONE 😩). These are SO simple, there are 5 ingredients. But the flavor is insanely rich and chocolatey. Everyone likes their brownies a little different, I like mine melty and gooey and fudgey and these are where it’s at. The brown sugar gives them a chewy texture and amazing caramel flavor. Be careful not to bake longer than needed. I’ve over baked a few batches and they get a little fluffy and less dense. It’s also important to really cream the heck out of the butter and sugar (quick tutorial here).

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You won’t find any oat flour or flax seed in this recipe unlike many of my others. Though I do usually try to get the most out of what I eat, sometimes that means just making something super delicious and enjoying the heck out of it.  

Or sharing it with buddies!  

Recipe clipped from an old (like, really old) box of C&H sugar.

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