Make the Brownies:

• First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Line the bottom and the sides of a 9-inch baking pan with parchment paper.  Set aside.
• Cut the butter into smaller pieces so it melts quickly.  Put butter slices into a microwave oven-safe bowl and add the chopped chocolate. Melt the butter and chocolate in 25-second periods, stirring after each period until melted.  You can also do this on a stove in a small saucepan.  Cool for 5 minutes.
• Whisk the granulated white sugar and brown sugar in the cooled-off butter/chocolate mixture.
• Whisk in the eggs.
• Whisk in the vanilla.
• Whisk in the flour, cocoa powder, and salt until no dry ingredients remain.
• Once combined, fold in the chocolate chips and the batter is semi-thick.
• Pour and spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking pan.  Bake for 32-35 minutes or until the top appears to be set and a toothpick inserted in the center of the brownies comes out with on a few moist (but not wet) crumbs.  Keep a sharp eye on your brownies because everyrone's ovens heat and bake differently!  Check on them at 30 minutes.  It's better for your brownies to be 'underbaked' because they continue to bake a bit while they are cooling.
• Place the hot pan of brownies on a wire cooling rack and allow them to cool for 1 - 2 hours.
• Once cooled, lift the brownies out of the pan, using the parchment paper to lift them up from the sides.  Set aside and begin making the ganache frosting!

Make the Ganache Frosting:

• Place the chocolate, whipping cream and butter in a saucepan on a medium-heat stove burner.
• Whisk until melted and combined.
• Pour over your brownies after they have cooled slightly.  If necessary, spread the ganache with an offset spatula.
• Let the brownies sit in the pan for about 1 hour, or in a refrigerator until nicely set.  Then cut and serve!  Cut into squares, using a very long and sharp knife (on sale 10/24 for $50.00 off!).  I recommend that you wipe your knife clean with a paper towel or clean dish cloth after each cut to avoid crumbs getting into the next brownie as you cut.

Buon Appetito!

Roz   xo