One bowl and just five minutes to mix up.
As I was growing up, whenever my mom made brownies, it was always, always from a boxed mix. Cookies were from scratch, angel food cake was from scratch, bread was even from scratch…. but brownies? Boxed mix. And so I always assumed that brownies were somehow difficult or cumbersome to make on your own. And I guess they can be, but this recipe is every bit as easy as using a packaged option. It’s a one-bowl brownie that’s based on cocoa powder (no chocolate to melt!) and since it also happens to turn out a luscious fudgy, delicious brownie, it’s my absolute go-to recipe. No need for boxed mixes anymore!
These are really simple. And I mean really simple. All you have to do is melt some butter and stir your ingredients together, easy peasy. There’s brown and white sugar for maximum flavor, and some chocolate chips mixed into the batter and sprinkled on top, but it all comes together in a single bowl.
Serves 9
5m prep time
25m cook time
INGREDIENTS
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted and cooled
1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup Dutch-processed or unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/4 cups chocolate chips, divided
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan with butter or nonstick spray. Line with parchment paper, leaving an overhang over the sides and grease once more. Set aside.
In a large bowl, stir together melted butter, both sugars, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
Sift in flour, cocoa powder, and salt and stir until just combined but don’t overmix. Fold in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
Bake until brownies are just set, 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool before slicing and serving. Enjoy!
