Ty’s Brownies

August 2, 2013 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

When it comes to summer at our house, there’s always plenty of people around. We have ranch interns, kids, nieces, nephews, and often we invite everyone who lives on the ranch, which is two of the cowboy’s brothers and of course his mother, to supper at our place.

Add to that the fact that in the summer, supper doesn’t even get considered until about 9pm at night, and well, you may find yourself in a bit of a time crunch.

But never fear, friends, I’m here with a super simple, fast, easy, and delicious summertime dessert that everyone will LOVE!

I offer you my much (and often) demanded brownies.

In fact, if your kids are anything like the ones around here, they will ask, often, and quite nicely, for brownies whenever they get the chance. I’ve tried making different recipes, but the one I developed about 2 years ago is the only one they want! These brownies are so quick! Honestly you can make these while you have coffee in the morning, and we all need to do double duty, right? They are just the right amount of sweet, very chewy, and extremely dense. Exactly what a brownie should be in my book!

Ty’s Brownies:

(serves 12)
Preheat oven to 350

1 c flour
¾ c sugar
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 eggs
1 stick melted butter
2 tsp vanilla
¾ c semi-sweet morsels (melted)
½ c milk chocolate morsels (melted)
1c chopped walnut (optional) – meaning I rarely put nuts in them. The kids don’t like them that way. The Cowboy doesn’t like them that way either. I’m the only fan I guess!

Mix dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs, and add in your vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until well-mixed. In yet another bowl, melt your butter. Add most of it to the dry ingredients. In the same bowl, melt your chocolate chip morsels. I put them in the microwave to save time. Heat for 30 seconds at a time (takes about a minute to a minute and a half) and stir until softened. The leftover butter in your bowl should help make them smooth. Add your chocolate to the bowl of dry ingredients and mix well.
Place into a 9×9 greased pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes (or until your desired doneness is reached). As an aside- I’ve made a double batch of these before, and put them in a 9×13 pan, however, they are really much better made in a 9×9 as single batches. Don’t ask me why that is, because I couldn’t tell you!

Now hurry, the kids are gonna want these!

What is your favorite, fast, summertime dessert?

About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.