Ooey Gooey Brownies

“What!?...Brownies don’t come from a box?” 
Until recently, I thought brownies were a boxed product, just like Hamburger Helper.  I make cakes, muffins, and most all baked goods from scratch, but I honestly had never thought of brownies from scratch – what a genius idea! 

So here is the wonderful recipe that I used to create homemade brownies.  This is really good the way it is, but it is also a good base recipe and leaves plenty of room for you to improvise (add mixings such as: chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, marshmallows, nuts, etc.).

Goodbye Duncan Hines & Betty Crocker brownies – Hello made from scratch chocolate deliciousness!

*PS* I made these again last night, but added marshmallows, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips and they are so stinking good! 

 Ingredients 

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Optional – any or all - chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, nuts, marshmallows

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder.
2. In another bowl, combine oil, eggs, corn syrup and vanilla; add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
3. Fold in mixings if desired.
4. Spread in to a greased 9in X 13in baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.