THE BEST DARK CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

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Provided by Jenni K @AnCsMom

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/4 cup(s) flour
2 tablespoon(s) hershey's special dark cocoa powder
1 teaspoon(s) salt
2 stick(s) cold butter, cut into pieces
6 ounce(s) dark chocolate chips
5 ounce(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon(s) instant coffee crystals
1 1/2 cup(s) sugar
1/2 cup(s) packed light brown sugar
5 - eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350. Butter the sides and bottom of a 9x13 pan and line with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
Put butter, chocolate chips, and INSTANT coffee crystals into a bowl and set it over a pot of simmering water. (Obviously not a plastic bowl). Whisk occasionally while it melts, until it is smooth.
Turn the heat off the water, but keep the bowl over the pot. Whisk in both sugars until smooth. Remove from heat and let set to cool a bit before adding eggs. (You don't want them to scramble!)
Whisk in 3 of the eggs until combined, then whisk in the additional 2 eggs. Whisk in the vanilla extract.
Sprinkle flour mixture over the top of the chocolate mixture. Fold it in (with a spatula - do not whisk!) until just a bit of the flour is visible. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. Brownies are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
Cool completely before removing from the pan and cutting into squares. Store wrapped in plastic for up to 3 days.