The brownies came out thick and moist, and replacing the oil with butter took them to a whole new level of decadence. It’s like the butter whispered sweet nothings to the chocolate as they baked.
Make the peanut butter dough ... Gradually mix into the wet ingredients until just combined. Make the brownie dough. Whisk together the melted butter and sugar. Beat in the cocoa powder until smooth, ...
It is sweet, but not overly so—the salty, nutty peanut butter helps temper all the sugar. The addition of the cocoa powder is quite interesting—it’s not enough to actually make it taste like chocolate ...
When I was in high school and just starting to take baking seriously, I set out to create a homemade brownie that could beat the Ghirardelli Double Dark box mix ... I took their recipe to the kitchen ...