There's not much that I could say that this picture doesn't. Whoa. Fudgy crusts, sweet, cakey middles, and ooey-gooey chocolately tops??!!?? Yup. Purely amazing. And that's exactly what these were. Thanks to Laurie of simplyscratch.com for sharing her wonderful recipe!

1. 4 ounces, weight Semi-sweet Chocolate Baking Squares
2. 1 cup Shortening
3. 1-½ cup Unbleached All-purpose Flour
4. 2 cups White Sugar
5. 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
6. 1 teaspoon Salt
7. 4 whole Eggs
8. 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and butter a 9×13 glass baking dish.
2. Chop the chocolate into chunks and add it along with the shortening to a small sauce pan heated over low heat. Stir often until all the chocolate is melted. Remove off of the heat and let it cool slightly.
3. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; set aside. Whisk together the eggs and the vanilla, then pour in the cooled melted chocolate/shortening into the eggs. Stir until combined and then pour it into the dry ingredients. This is not a thin batter—it’s more like fudge. Pour it into the buttered 9×13 baking dish, spread out evenly and bake it in a preheated oven for 25 minutes.
4. Let cool and serve, or top with Homemade Chocolate Frosting and serve!