Here’s a classic, fudgy chocolate brownie recipe 🍫—rich, gooey, and easy to make.
Ingredients (for 9×9-inch pan)
- ½ cup (115 g) butter
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup (40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup (65 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- Optional: ½ cup chocolate chips or chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 9×9-inch pan with parchment paper.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan or microwave. Let cool slightly.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a bowl, whisk melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients: Stir in cocoa, flour, salt, and baking powder until just combined. Don’t overmix.
- Optional add-ins: Fold in chocolate chips or nuts.
- Bake: Pour batter into the pan and bake 20–25 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out slightly fudgy (not wet).
- Cool & cut: Let cool before cutting into squares.
Tips & Variations
- Extra fudgy: Reduce flour to ⅓ cup.
- Cakey brownies: Bake 25–30 minutes.
- Cheesecake brownies: Swirl cream cheese into the batter before baking.
- Microwave quickie: Use a mug, 3–4 tbsp butter, 3 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp flour, 1 tbsp cocoa, and 1 egg—microwave 1–2 minutes.
If you want, I can give a super fudgy, one-bowl brownie recipe that’s even easier and doesn’t need a mixer.
Do you want me to do that?
