Here’s a classic, fudgy chocolate brownie recipe—simple, rich, and always a hit 🍫
Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 350°F (175°C).
- Grease or line an 8×8-inch baking pan.
- Melt butter
- Melt butter and let it cool slightly.
- Mix wet ingredients
- Stir sugar into melted butter.
- Add eggs and vanilla; mix until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients
- Stir in cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder just until combined.
- Do not overmix.
- Bake
- Pour batter into pan and spread evenly.
- Bake 20–25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
- Cool & serve
- Let cool before cutting for clean edges.
Tips for Perfect Brownies
- For extra fudgy brownies, reduce flour to ⅓ cup.
- For cakier brownies, add one more egg.
- Mix in chocolate chips, walnuts, or swirls of peanut butter if you like.
If you want, I can share a one-bowl brownies, no-bake brownies, or brownies with caramel or cream cheese swirl—just tell me your favorite style!
