Brownie Thins

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 pinch of coarse kosher salt
• nonstick veggie cooking spray
• 1/4 cup chopped pistachios (or any other favorites)

Recipe

• 1 position rack in lowest third of oven; preheat to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter 2 baking sheets.
• 3 place butter and chocolate in microwave safe bowl and microwave on med-high until almost melted (i use 30 sec intervals).
• 4 whisk until smooth.
• 5 add sugar and egg; whisk until smooth.
• 6 add flour, both extracts, and salt; stir until almost blended.
• 7 let batter stand for 10 minutes.
• 8 scoop rounded teaspoonfuls of batter on to prepared sheets, spacing apart to allow 12 per sheet.
• 9 spray sheet of wax/parchment paper with cooking spray and place sprayed side down over the cookies.
• 10 press each mound to 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 inches round; remove wax/parchment paper.
• 11 sprinkle chopped nuts over rounds.
• 12 bake cookies one sheet at a time for approximately 7 minutes. the cookies are ready when the edges turn darker and the center is firm.
• 13 cool on sheet for 2 minutes; transfer cookies to rack to cool completely.