Brownie Bites

Ingredients

• 9 Tbsp unsalted butter, (cut into 1 Tbsp pieces)
• 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp (heaping) salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup (86g) all-purpose flour ((spoon and level to measure))
• 6 Tbsp (36g) Dutch process cocoa powder, (plus 2 tsp for dusting pan)
• 1/2 cup (85g) mini semi sweet chocolate chips*

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2. 2

   Spray a 24 cup mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray and dust with 2 tsp cocoa powder. Shake to coat evenly and set aside.

3. 3

   Place butter in a large microwave safe mixing bowl. Heat until just melted in microwave. Let cool slightly.

4. 4

   Whisk in sugar and salt, then whisk in eggs and vanilla extract. Blend well.

5. 5

   Add flour and cocoa powder and stir mixture until combined, while scraping sides and bottom of bowl.

6. 6

   Stir in chocolate chips.

7. 7

   Scoop batter out about 1.5 Tbsp at a time (I use a #40 scoop) and drop into prepared muffin pan filling nearly full.

8. 8

   Bake in preheated oven until just set, about 15 to 17 minutes (you can test with a toothpick in center, it should be free of batter).

9. 9

   Let cool in pan 15 minutes before removing and transferring brownie bites to a wire rack to finish cooling.

10. 10

    If desired top with frosting, my favorite is to top it with a small swirl of cream cheese frosting (recipe listed in notes below).