Mexican Chocolate Brownies

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup salted butter, melted

• 1 tablespoon cooking oil

• 1 1/8 cup sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (a little extra to garnish)

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour

• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan with butter. Line with parchment paper (or baking paper); set aside.

3. Combine melted butter, oil and sugar together in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk well for about a minute. Add the eggs and vanilla.

4. Add cinnamon, cayenne, flour, cocoa powder and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined. Do not over mix!

5. Let cool slightly and add chocolate chips.

6. Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing the top out evenly. 

7. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the center of the brownies in the pan no longer jiggles and is just set to the touch. If testing with a toothpick, the toothpick should come out dirty for fudgy brownies.

8. Remove and allow to cool to room temperature and sprinkle with a little cayenne before slicing into 16 brownies.