Recipe: David Schultz' famous Ramsey County Fair Blue Ribbon Brownies

When he's not watching poll numbers rise, Hamline University professor David Schultz is watching his famous brownies rise in the oven.

On Primary night, Schultz shared his recipe with Fox 9:

Ramsey County Fair Blue Ribbon Brownies
3/4 cup of dark cocoa
1 ½ cups of white confectionary sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
½ cup of warm water
½ cup of brown sugar
2 eggs
1 and 1/3 cups un-sifted white flour
½ teaspoon baking soda                                                                     
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt
Six ounces (half bag) of semisweet chocolate chips

1.         Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.         Lightly grease a 13 X 9 inch baking pan.
3.         Except for the chocolate chips, mix all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth.
4.         Fold in the chocolate chips until well-mixed in the batter.
5.         Pour batter into the pan.
6.         Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes (do not overbake).
7.         Remove from oven and let cool.