Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
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Cooking Spray
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Aluminum Foil
Baking Pan
Oven
2
Stir together the sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl.
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Vanilla
Butter
Sugar
Egg
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Bowl
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Add the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder all at once and stir until just combined. Stir in half of the semisweet chocolate chips and spread the mixture in the prepared pan.
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Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Baking Powder
Cocoa Powder
Spread
All Purpose Flour
Salt
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Frying Pan
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Bake until the brownies begin to pull away from the edge of the pan and set in the center, 30 to 35 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with the remaining semisweet chocolate chips and let stand until the chips are melted, about 5 minutes.
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Semisweet Chocolate Chips
French Fries
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Oven
Frying Pan
5
Spread the melted chips evenly over the top of the brownies with a spatula.
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Spread
French Fries
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Spatula
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Let the chocolate cool for about 10 minutes and then sprinkle with whatever combination of toppings you choose, pressing the toppings gently into the chocolate to adhere. Lift the brownies out of the pan with the foil and cool completely on a rack.