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
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.