Dark Chocolate-Cherry Brownies

Name: Dark Chocolate-Cherry Brownies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams), dried cherries, chopped; 1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup, water; 1 teaspoon, almond extract; 2 ounces (57 grams), unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces; 6 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 1/3 cup (1 ounce/28 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 2 , large eggs plus 2 large yolks; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups (15 3/4 ounces/447 grams), sugar; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), all-purpose flour

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By Alli Berkey ･ Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2015

Adding cherries to brownies seemed like a brilliant idea— until we sampled batch after batch of soggy brownies.

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SERVES Makes 24 brownies

TIME 1 hour, plus 2 hours cooling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cookie

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