Cooks Illustrated Brownies
Feb 21st, 2010 by prissycook
Time for another food confession, I don’t like chocolate. I don’t hate it, I can eat it and I especially like it when combined with nuts or other flavors like chili. I can’t remember the last time I had a chocolate chip cookie and rarely if I make a chocolate cupcake, I easily resist tasting the beaters before putting them in the dish water.
I do recognize that most people LOVE the stuff however and when I bring anything chocolate to work or to friends it’s devoured quickly. As I was reading this month’s Cook’s Illustrated, I saw a recipe for the perfect chocolate brownies and thought they’d make a perfect addition to Valentine’s goodie bags I was putting together.
Characteristics we’re looking for in this brownie are: smooth chocolate texture, chewy center and glossy crisp top. I think we got there with gems.
I loaded these bags with brownies, marshmallows and candies and cupid made special deliveries. I’m not going to post the recipe for the brownies, I think Cook’s Illustrated has a strong copyright on their articles. I only subscribe to one magazine and this one is it.
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Keesha loves food and photography and is passionate about community volunteering. She sat on the board of directors for the Junior League of Phoenix and is on the Children's Museum of Phoenix committee. She attended Blinn College and Texas A&M University. Her most private cupcake confession? She doesn't like frosting!
I’m not a chocolate person either. I’ll take salty, buttery popcorn over any gooey chocolate thing any day. But these brownies might make me change my mind at least once. They look really good!
Hi Lynne, thanks for the confession!
Those look delicious! Any chance you are looking for a volunteer taste tester