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Soft, chewy, and loaded with big chocolate flavor, this Chocolate Chip Brownie Recipe is guaranteed to be the best you've ever had! They're quick and easy to make and require only simple baking ingredients.

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THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIE RECIPE

There is no dessert that boasts more chocolate-y flavor than the brownie. A good ol' fashioned carby, sink-your-teeth-into-it kind of dessert, the brownie is clearly the winner every time. And this Chocolate Chip Brownie Recipe in particular? Well, let's just say cocoa lovers will be satisfied all across the board, and you can take that guarantee to the bank.

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CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIE INGREDIENTS

  • Melted Butter
  • All-Purpose Flour
  • Cocoa Powder
  • Baking Powder
  • Salt
  • Eggs
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Brownies are an extremely simple dessert to make and, luckily, they require only easy-to-find baking ingredients.

A chocolate brownie recipe can be broken up into three simple categories: The dry ingredients, the wet ingredients, and the add-ins. When baking, you should always start with the dry ingredients first, as eggs and sugar should not be combined until toward the end of the assembly process.

DRY INGREDIENTS

Some brownie recipes will call for melting down chopped chocolate with butter, but for simplicities-sake and a little time management, we are going to use cocoa powder instead. However, if you really want to do things the old-fashioned way, here is a festive brownie recipe from the TAK archives that uses that method.

The dry ingredients for brownies consists of all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.

WET INGREDIENTS

Sugar may not at first seem like a wet ingredient, however, when sugar melts, it takes on a liquid form. Therefore, to the wet ingredientscategory it goes. The wet ingredients for brownies are as follows: Granulated sugar, eggs, unsalted butter, and pure vanilla extract.

See? Simple as could be, but let's just note two important things here: (1) when a recipe calls for unsalted butter, do not try to substitute salted butter, and (2) pure vanilla extract is much better quality than imitation vanilla, and is well-worth the extra dollar or so in price difference.

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HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP BROWNIES

There aren't many desserts out there that are just as easy to make by hand than by using electric mixers, but brownies most definitely are. All you need for this chocolate brownie recipe is a good, sturdy wooden spoon, a whisk, a couple of mixing bowls, and some measuring utensils.

  1. Melt the butter.
  2. Whisk together dry ingredients.
  3. Mix wet ingredients and stir in butter.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stir, then add chocolate chips.
  5. Bake and cool.

The butter is melted in a microwave safe dish (or on the stovetop) and set aside to cool. Then, the dry ingredients are whisked together and set aside. The sugar, eggs, and vanilla are whisked together, and the butter is slowly drizzled (whisking all the while) into the wet ingredients. In goes the dry ingredients and it's time for that sturdy spoon.

As soon as the mixture begins to come together and all of the dry ingredients appear to have been absorbed into the wet ingredients, stop mixing. You do not want to over-develop the gluten. This will help to keep your brownies tender. Lastly, if you'll kindly recall the third category for our brownie ingredients, it's time for those "add-ins."

"Add-in's" are ingredients like chocolate chips, candies, sprinkles, nuts, etc... for this Chocolate Chip Brownie Recipe, semi-sweet chocolate chips it is. Not only do they add more chocolate to a chocolate lover's favorite dessert, they add a pleasing differentiation in texture as well. The chocolate chips tend to firm back up after melting and stay suspended all throughout the brownie, and it is absolutely heavenly.

All that's left now is to bake them up and eat them up. Such a wonderful world we live in, isn't it?

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This Chocolate Chip Brownie Recipe is a chocolate lover's dream, and a cinch to make for even the novice baker. You can whip them up by hand in no time at all, they're moist, chewy, and all the wonderful things chocolate connoisseur's dreams are made of....but wait, there's more.

MORE BROWNIE AND COOKIE DESSERT RECIPES

Now, if you wanted a the whole chi-bang of Anthony Kitchen dessert bar recipes, you could easily navigate to the Cookie Bar section of this site right now with just one tiny click. However, for my true chocolate lovers, stick around, and let's take a little scroll.

As if brownies couldn't get any better all on their own, check out these Homemade Brownies with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting decked out with a plethora of fresh berries like raspberries, blackberries, and halved strawberries. They're perfect for impressing guests at brunches or baby/bridalshowers and practically made for giving on Valentine's day.

Or, you could get really get into your chocolate happy place with a brownie perfectly suited to fit the taste of all the nut-lovers out there. Try these extra Fudgy Brownies with Walnuts, loaded with walnuts in and on top of a layer of quick and easy melted chocolate.

Red Velvet Brownies are the perfect holiday dessert. Whether you intend to bake up these beauties for a Christmas party, a Valentine’s Day gift for your sweetheart, or for your very own dining pleasure, these Red Velvet Brownies made from scratch, equipped with a simple Cream Cheese Frosting never disappoint.

When Christmastime rolls around, dress up brownies in a sweet little coating of peppermint bark. Don't worry -- it's easier than it sounds. Get the how-to on the world's most generous Christmas gift here, Peppermint Bark Brownies

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Chocolate Chip Brownie Recipe

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

26 mins

Cool

10 mins

Total Time

41 mins

Soft, chewy, and loaded with big chocolate flavor, this Chocolate Chip Brownie Recipe isguaranteed to be the best you've ever had!

Course:Dessert

Cuisine:American

Keyword:Chocolate Chip Brownies

Servings: 9

Calories: 415 kcal

Author: Kelly Anthony

Ingredients

  • ¾cupunsalted butter
  • ¾ cup + 2 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
  • cupcocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoonbaking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2large eggs, room temperature
  • 1cupgranulated sugar
  • 1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
  • ¾cupsemi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° and have ready a greased, 8"x8" square baking dish.

  2. Melt the butter in a microwave-safe pitcher or bowl, and set aside to cool.

  3. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Whisk and set aside.

  4. Add the eggs to a large mixing bowl, and whisk. Add the sugar and vanilla, and with a handheld mixer on medium speed (or a sturdy wooden spoon), mix until well combined. Slowly stream in the melted butter, mixing all the while.

  5. Add the dry ingredients and slowly mix until just combined. Add in the chocolate chips and mix once more.

  6. Add the batter to baking dish, spread to the edges and smooth over the top. Bake for 26-28 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Cut, serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Chip Brownie Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 415Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Fat 22g34%

Saturated Fat 13g81%

Cholesterol 77mg26%

Sodium 213mg9%

Potassium 221mg6%

Carbohydrates 49g16%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 27g30%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 535IU11%

Calcium 46mg5%

Iron 2.7mg15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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FAQs

Is my brownie batter supposed to be thick? ›

The ideal consistency of brownie mix is thick and gooey, similar to a thick cake batter. When you mix the ingredients together, the batter should be smooth and free of lumps, with a slightly sticky texture. This consistency is important for achieving moist and fudgy brownies that are rich in flavor.

How to pimp brownies? ›

Crushed potato chips, pretzels, and salted nuts stirred in or sprinkled on before baking can add textural interest, plus a little savoriness that can make the rich chocolate flavor more pronounced. A shower of sea salt or flaky salt like Maldon over baked brownies before slicing makes for a dramatic, sparkly finish.

Why is my chocolate brownie chewy? ›

Fat. With any cocoa powder-based brownie recipe, we need quite a bit of fat to prevent the cocoa powder from drying the brownies out and making them crumbly. In looking at what makes box mix brownies so chewy, it appears that the combination of saturated (solid) fats and unsaturated (liquid) fats is the winning answer.

How to improve Betty Crocker box brownies? ›

For a subtle upgrade, swap out the called-for vegetable oil with an equivalent amount of melted butter or coconut oil. The results are so incredibly rich and fudgy, they'll fool even the most die-hard of brownie snobs into thinking these are scratch-made.

What makes brownies fudgy vs cakey? ›

Fudgy brownies have a higher fat-to-flour ratio than cakey ones. So add more fat—in this case, butter and chocolate. A cakey batch has more flour and relies on baking powder for leavening. The amount of sugar and eggs does not change whether you're going fudgy or cakey.

Is it better to let brownie batter sit? ›

Alice Medrich, author of Seriously Bitter Sweet: The Ultimate Dessert Maker's Guide to Chocolate, writes that “refrigerating the brownie batter in the pan for several hours, or as long as two days before baking, wreaks enormous transformations: it improves the top gloss and crustiness, and it also blends the flavors so ...

What does adding an extra egg to brownie mix do? ›

If you want to get a little more creative with your brownie mix hacks, add an extra egg to the batter. The extra protein will help thicken up the batter and make it fluffier, creating a more decadent, fudgy texture. You can also add the yolk by itself in addition to the 2 eggs a box brownie mix typically calls for.

What happens if you use milk instead of water in brownie mix? ›

One change is to use milk or heavy cream instead of water. This change will make brownies more moist and gooey since milk is more fatty and flavorful than water. A second change is to use butter instead of oil. For similar reasons to using milk, butter adds a rich and more decadent quality to the batter.

Is melted butter or softened butter better for brownies? ›

If you want a fudgy chocolate brownie, use melted butter. For cakey brownies, beating softened butter and sugar together to create air pockets will make your brownies lighter and cakier.

Why do my chocolate chips sink to the bottom of my brownies? ›

Choose a recipe whose batter is thick rather than thin.

The thicker the brownie batter, the more resistance it'll offer the chips, and the more likely they are to stay put.

Should brownies still be wet in the middle? ›

If the brownies still look wet or aren't pulling away, they aren't done. Even fudgy brownies will pull from the edges once they've finished baking. You'll see that the edges look dry while the middle still looks soft or slightly wet. Chewy and cakey brownies will have dry edges with firmer-looking centers.

How to doctor up boxed brownies? ›

Boxed Brownie Hacks: Doctored up Brownies Box
  1. Add melted butter – makes the chocolate flavor richer compared to vegetable oil.
  2. Use buttermilk or whole milk – makes the brownie richer and taste more homemade.
  3. Add cocoa powder – adding additional cocoa powder makes the brownies more chocolate-y.
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What can I add to brownie mix to make it better? ›

Vanilla extract – Pure vanilla extract adds rich flavor to brownies. Eggs – Most brownie mixes call for one whole egg. Adding one large egg plus an extra egg yolk gives brownies an ultra fudgy texture.

What oil is best for brownies? ›

When baking brownies it's best to use a high-quality extra virgin olive oil with complimentary flavor profiles. Extra virgin products offer much better health benefits than ordinary oils. This is due to the high levels of antioxidants, including polyphenols, in extra virgin products.

How do you know when brownie batter is done? ›

The key is to make sure the center of the brownies is set and that the toothpick doesn't look too gooey when you remove it from the brownies.

Why is my brownie batter still wet? ›

The brownies are done if just a little batter clings to the toothpick. If the toothpick comes out completely wet and coated with batter, you know the brownies are underdone and need more time.

What happens when you over mix brownie batter? ›

Over mixing brownie leads to too much air incorporation and can leave your brownie looking and tasting like a chocolate cake. Under mixing will lead to insufficient combination of your core ingredients and so the brownie texture will not form to perfection.

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