Espresso Brownies

Chef's Notes

Substitutions.  I prefer a dish brownie, but if you want milder flavor add 1 tablespoon less of cocoa powder and replace the dark chocolate chips with milk chocolate or semi sweet. 
If you don’t have unsalted utter just add salted butter and omit the added salt in the recipe.
If you don’t have corn syrup you can use molasses or honey, it will give similar results, but not the same. 
You can use brown sugar in place of sugar in these brownies. The flavor will be slightly different, but still delicious. 
Variations. Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts to the batter.
Add a drizzle of caramel to the top before baking and top with 1/2 cup walnuts to make turtle brownies.
To make the brownies slightly sweeter add 1 cup sugar instead of 3/4 cup.  
Troubleshooting. If you overtake your brownies, (it happens to the best of us!) It’s ok. They’ll still taste great. 
Sometimes you won’t get the crackly top on your brownies. It’s nothing you did wrong. It’s just a variation in ingredients or baking temperature. Ou ravens never maintain the temperature we set them at perfectly, and the crackly top is brought by the eggs. So a variation in egg size or the way you beat them could cause a basic top. They still taste great, crackly top or not!