Best Homemade Brownies
The Best Brownies are homemade from scratch! This is the perfect brownie recipe. You'll never find a better chocolate craving buster. They're the perfect rich fudgy treat!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup salted butter cut into tablespoon pieces
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 9 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
- 2. Place butter in a large microwave safe bowl. Heat in microwave until just melted. Stir in sugar, salt, and vanilla. Let cool slightly if warm.
- 3. Add in eggs. Break yolks and stir with wooden spoon just until blended.
- 4. In a separate bowl combine flour and cocoa powder with a wire whisk. Add to wet ingredients. Mix with wooden spoon just till combined. Add chocolate chips. Stir mixture again just until combined.
- 5. Pour into prepared baking dish. Spread into an even layer. Bake in preheated oven just until set, about 40-46 minutes. Be careful not to over-bake.
- 6. Let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into 12 squares. Store in an air tight container at room temperature.
Notes
Regular or dutch process cocoa works great in this recipe.
Chocolate chips give the crackly top to these brownies, but you can omit them if you don't have any on hand.
A 9 x 9-inch baking pan will work great with this recipe. Just reduce the baking time, it will take about 34-36 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1brownieCalories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 155mgFiber: 2gSugar: 31g
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