Brownie Competition

It was my cousin's birthday yesterday and we were going to our grandma's for dinner with him. My sister and I decided to make brownies for our cousin. This is where the brownie competition begins....but let's go back in time a bit so I can tell you why it started. We once had this recipe for some amazing brownies but we lost it. My sister tried to remember and recreate it a while back....total fail, they were not good. Now we are back to yesterday, when she decided was going to try again. I decided that I would find a easy and quick recipe just in case hers turned out "not so great."
We had everyone at dinner try both brownies to see which they liked better. Each brownie was different. Mine were chewy and soft and more dark chocolate-y and had walnuts. My sister's was more cake-y and milk chocolate-y with chocolate chips. Most people liked my sister's brownie taste but they liked my brownie texture. My sister made the mistake of baking the brownies in too small of a pan and baking it twice, so they are rock hard today.
The compettition was all in good fun and hopefully someday we will stumble upon that great brownie recipe once again!

Here is the recipe to the brownies I made.

(I followed the recipe exactly but baked it in 9x9 inch pan instead of a 9x11 pan. I also sprinkled chopped walnuts on top of the brownies instead of mixing them in.)

I liked the recipe and it was definitely really easy but I would reduce the 1 cup of cocoa powder to 1/2-3/4 cup. It was really chocolate-y. The brownies were also very dense. I like my brownies to be an intermediate between cake-y and chewy.

I gotta keep on searching for the perfect brownie recipe!