Crab Feed Brownies

Do you not really like baking, always pass up dessert, or generally just not like sweet stuff? These brownies are for YOU! I don't usually like desserts and these are heaven to me. 100 Kiwanis crab feed attendees loved them last week. Calistoga is begging for the recipie (wink...). And seriously these are the easiest brownies to make. Ever. Even easier than the 'mix'. You know by now that I'm all about the organic, true tastes that you can find in simple stuff. This recipie is easy enough for any kid to prepare and could become the 'signature recipie' for anyone - even party-foul bakers. Steal it, please. You'll make the world a better place by serving this warm plate of happiness with a giant glass of milk.

• 3 ounces of unsweetened chocolate (usually comes in a bar, usually by the choc chips in the store)
• 1 cube of butter
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking powder (this is different from baking soda- make sure you have the right one)
• Handful of choco chips or chunks. Or peanut butter chips would be good. Or peppermint bark, wow.

THAT'S IT - really. 8 ingredients.
Chop up the chocolate and add a stick of butter to a microwave safe bowl. Melt this slowly (30 seconds, stir, repeat) until the chocolate is melted. Set it aside and in the meantime mix the sugar and eggs together. Add the vanilla and baking powder. Mix a little. Add the choco mixture. Stir in the flour and don't mix this too much. Just until it's combined. Add the chips. Pour into an oiled/sprayed square baking pan. Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or until they look done. Cut them into little squares because a little goes a long way. I do 5 rows of 5.
And I apologize in advance for how many extra pounds you may gain or how late you will stay up (caffeine) because of these crazy brownies.