Instructions: The first recipe for brownies in print was in the 1906 edition Fanny Farmers

"The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book," but they didnt become really popular until the 1930s. According to a 1979 Betty Crockers cookbook, the original brownies were made by a housewife in Bangor, Maine when the chocolate cake she baked refused to rise. Rather than throw it out, she cut it into bars and it was a hit.

This recipe has been adapted from "Betty Crockers Baking Classics" (1979):
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine thoroughly. Spread evenly in a buttered 8 inch (20 cm) square baking pan and bake in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for 25 minutes. Cool before cutting into 2 inch (5 cm) squares.

Serves 6 to 8.

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