Brownies

5 from 4 votes

These brownies are so fudgy and chocolatey they will soon be your favorite brownies ever. Rich and decadent and totally divine.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 263kcal

Author: Alison

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray and line it with parchment paper so that there is overhang on either side. Set aside.
Sift all purpose flour and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl, add the salt and mix together.
Add the butter and ½ cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate to a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30-second intervals bringing it out to stir every 30-seconds until melted.
Add the sugar, eggs and vanilla in with the melted butter and chocolate and whisk in together until well mixed.
Add the wet ingredients in with the dry and mix into a thick batter.
Add the chocolate chips and fold in.
Transfer the batter to the prepared 9x13 dish and smooth down.
Add more chocolate chips directly to the top of the brownies (optional).
Place into the oven and bake for 30 minutes. You will know the brownies are done when they are dry and shiny on top and when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with melted chocolate or moist crumbs but NO wet batter.
Let the brownies cool in the pan for 10 minutes before lifting them out with the parchment paper overhang. Let them cool completely before cutting into squares.

We used lightly salted butter in this recipe, but unsalted butter is also fine.
You can optionally use a good tasting chocolate bar chopped up for melting with the butter as an alternative to chocolate chips.
You can use any kind of chocolate chips in this recipe that you like or have on hand. We used semi-sweet.
Make it Gluten-Free: Use a gluten free all purpose flour blend to replace the regular flour in this recipe.
Make it Dairy-Free: Use a dairy free margarine or vegan 'butter' product like Earth Balance to replace the dairy butter and use dairy free chocolate chips.
Store the brownies in a covered container at room temperature for up to a week. Brownies are also freezer friendly for up to 3 months.