Alice Medrich’s Cookies and Brownies may be the most used cookbook on my shelf.

It’s also the one I can’t replace, despite the fact my copy is falling apart. (Right now on Amazon, you can buy a *used* paperback copy starting at $50. Hardback copies are starting at $64. And right now a “collectable” version is listed for $189.95 [I kid you not.])

When I’m down and need a chocolate fix, this is the recipe I make.

These are also the brownies that Gina would kill for. So don’t get between her and these brownies. (Just saying.)

As you can see, the page for Bittersweet Brownies has come loose from the book.

The texture changes from the silky smooth of the chocolate, to a coarser mixture when you add the sugar and eggs.

Once you add the flour the mixture will pull away from the sides, losing its stickiness.

Walnuts are a must as far as I am concerned.