Pretty Damn Good GF Cocoa Brownies

I like to have a solid fudgy cocoa brownie recipe on hand because I rarely have bar chocolate around to make the other kind.  Supposedly, it's hard to get a fudgy brownie from a cocoa recipe, but it can be done.  Here's a really awesome GF brownie recipe that definitely has the fudge factor.  I adapted it from this original recipe; if you scroll down to the bottom, you'll see "Clare's Brownies"...what a coincidence, eh?  She must rock ;-)

GF Fudgy Cocoa Brownies

Wet Ingredients-

• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup butter crisco
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients-

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup certified GF oat flour
• 1/4 cup + 2 Tbs cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350F.  Grease bottom of 9X9 square pan, or line with foil.

Combine all dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.  Throughly combine with a whisk or electric mixer.

Cut Crisco butter stick for 1/4 cup, and, and melt in microwave until Crisco is no longer solid.  Add canola oil to melted crisco, and let cool slightly.  Add eggs and vanilla extract to oils.  Pierce yolks, and whisk with a fork until combined.  Pour wet into dry ingredients, and mix thoroughly.  Batter will be thick.

Pour/press into greased baking dish.  Bake for 20-25 minutes.  Cool completely before cutting.