With the mixer still going, slowly pour in the butter-chocolate mixture, followed by sifted high-quality Dutch cocoa powder and all-purpose flour. Pour the brownie batter into a foil-lined aluminum baking pan and bake until the brownies are shiny and set. Credit: Patty Catalano. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly spray or grease a 9x13 baking pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar and vanilla until smooth and well-combined. Sprinkle the flour, cocoa powder, soda and salt over the wet ingredients and stir until just incorporated. Line a 9×13” pan with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Stir all the brownie ingredients together in a large bowl using a wooden spoon or spatula. Spread in prepared pan and bake 22-28 minutes until a toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs stuck to it. Let the brownies cool completely before frosting. Add in both sugars and whisk until it becomes very thick and starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl. Step 4: Add in the eggs and vanilla extract, then finally stir in the dry ingredients until just combined. Step 5: Take the frozen baking pan out of the freezer and remove the wax paper with the peanut butter. .

fudgy brownies for two