Our Favorite Brownie Recipe
Total Time
40 mins
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Rating
4.48 out of 5 stars
(249)
Ingredients
24
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups Dutch-process cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9″ x 13″ pan and set aside.
Step 2
In a medium-sized saucepan set over low heat, melt the butter and remove from the heat. Add the sugar and stir to combine. Return the mixture to the heat, just until it’s hot, but not bubbling; it’ll become shiny looking as you stir it. Heating this mixture a second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which will yield a shiny top crust on your brownies.
Step 3
Transfer the sugar mixture to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Stir in the cocoa, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract.
Step 4
Whisk in the eggs, stirring until smooth.
Step 5
Add the flour and chocolate chips. Stir until smooth.
Step 6
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the brownies for about 30-35 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, or with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. The brownies should feel set on the edges, and the center should look very moist, but not uncooked. Remove them from the oven and cool on a rack before cutting and serving.
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Chef's notes
I use butter for my brownies instead of oil. I love the flavor and they make the brownies super rich.
Use Dutch process cocoa. It gives the brownies a deeper and richer chocolate flavor.
Melt the butter over the stove and add the sugar. Heat again, stirring the mixture until shiny.
Make sure you transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl to finish the recipe. If you mix in the pan the chocolate chips will melt immediately and you want most of them to keep their shape so you get chunks of chocolate chips in the brownies.
Use semi-sweet chocolate chips for this recipe.
Use 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract, yes a whole tablespoon! You want all of that delicious vanilla flavor.
You can add a little espresso powder to the brownies to bring out the chocolate flavor, this is how King Arthur makes them, but I never add it. I think they are perfect without it.
Let the brownies cool completely before cutting. Pro tip, cut with a plastic knife for less crumbs.
