Fudgey Special Dark Brownies

Rich dark cocoa brownies studded with dark chocolate chips.

Recipe Ingredients:

3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted - divided use
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
2. Stir together cocoa and baking soda in large bowl; stir in 1/3 cup butter. Add boiling water; stir until mixture thickens.
3. Stir in sugar, eggs and remaining 1/3 cup butter; stir until smooth.
4. Add flour, vanilla and salt; blend completely. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan.
5. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
6. Frost if desired. Cut into squares.

Makes about 36 brownies.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens, and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. © The Hershey Company.