Rosie's Award Winning Brownies

So, as I stated earlier, we have some new neighbors. I've met them before, plenty of times, but I'm excited to do the "neighborly thing" and give them baked goods. It just fits in with my idea of my little neighborhood as Mayberry-ish. What better to welcome someone than a plate full of chocolate brownies.

This book has got my favorite title ever: Rosie's All-Butter, Fresh Cream, Sugar Packed, No Holds Barred Baking Book. A mouthful, but an important one. It is written by Judy Rosenberg, of Rosie's Bakery in Boston, as I understand it. I have never been to Boston, but my sister in law assures me their stuff is top notch. Note to self, when the husband visits Boston next week have his bring something travelable home.

I have made countless items from the cookbook. It honestly is my most used cookbook I own. To my knowledge, though, I'd never attempted to make the brownies. I've not been much of a brownie person in the past, not sure why, but there it is. Perhaps I'll have to rethink this. I made the brownies true to the recipe, though I did one batch without nuts and one with. When giving baked goods as a gift, I like to leave out the nuts, just in case of allergy.

Haven't heard anything from the neighbors since I gifted them the brownies (I'm finishing this post 2 days later). They aren't dead, so that's a positive sign. The husband also got to try them. agreed they are cakey, rather than the chewy kind. Good chocolaty flavor, but my inclination is for a chewy brownie. If anyone has any recommendations for a different recipe to try, I'm all mouth, I mean ears.