Sinful Brownies

These are my favorite brownies and they are sinful.  I have that little Devry Devil on one shoulder saying, "Eat another one, you only took a small piece.  You won't get fat."  Then there's the little Devry Angel saying, "STOP- you can't the whole pan in one day!"  Do you have those moments too- where you have to look both ways to make sure no one is watching as you give in to the dark side :)

RECIPE

1 C. butter

1 C. milk chocolate chips

4 eggs

 1 tsp vanilla

1 3/4 C. flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 C. sugar

* In a saucepan, melt the butter and chocolate chips together.  You don't want it to come to a boil- you just want it warm enough to melt everything.  Remove it from the heat and set aside to cool.  Whisk the flour, salt and sugar together, then set aside.  Pour the chocolate mixture into a large bowl and add one egg at a time, beating well after each one.  Add the vanilla.  Add the flour mixture and beat until everything is smooth and creamy.  (You don't want any chunks of flour, so scrape down the sides if needed).  Pour batter into a 9X13 greased dish and top with more chocolate chips and nuts (optional).  Bake at 325 for 30 minutes, turning half way thru.  Let the brownies cool to room temperature before cutting and eating.  

Tips:

• Use a high quality chocolate- it makes a huge difference taste wise.  My favorite is Ghirardelli- Winco sells their bags for $2.50, which isn't bad.  One bag can make two batches of brownies (if you don't sprinkle additional chocolate chips on top).
• Did I mention that these are sooooo good!  They are almost like fudge- super soft and creamy.......  (Sorry, little Devry Devil speaking there!)  Bake them the WHOLE 30 minutes- they need it since they're baking at a lower temperature.  I like them better the next day.
• If you're use to making "boxed" brownies (which have a deep brown, almost black color), don't be surprised to find that these are a really light brown on top.  Hopefully you can see that a little from the picture below.  
• I've seen so many recipes on Pinterest and food blogs where people take a brownie and add a bunch of candy and caramel and extra stuff.  I'm old fashioned I guess- all that extra stuff is over the top in my opinion.  If you have a good brownie recipe, it doesn't need any "extras".  (And if these are sinful, I don't even know what you would call those kind of brownies!)