Brownies Cockaigne

A Joy of Cooking classic

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Melt in a double boiler:

Step 3

Cool this mixture. If you don't, your brownies will be heavy and dry.

Step 4

Beat until until light in color and foamy in texture:

Step 5

Add gradually and continue beating until well creamed:

Step 6

With a few swift strokes, combine the cooled chocolate mixture into the eggs and sugar. Even if you normally use an electric mixer, do this manually.

Step 7

Before the mixture becomes uniformly colored, fold in, again by hand:

Step 8

And before the mixture is uniformly colored, stir in gently:

Step 9

Bake in a greased 9x13-inch pan for about 25 minutes.

Step 10

Cut when cool. Wrapped individually, these keep well 3 or 4 days.