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Fudgy chocolate brownies

Name: Fudgy chocolate brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 16 brownies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons (142 grams) unsalted butter; 1 1/4 cups (250 grams) granulated sugar; 3/4 cup (64 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk; 3/4 cup (90 grams) all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup (128 grams) semisweet chocolate chips; Neutral oil or softened butter, for the pan

Deep chocolate brownies with shiny crackled tops, chewy edges, and dense fudgy centers.

About 2 hr 15 minTotal

About 45 minActive

$Cost

ModerateDifficulty

Makes 16 brownies

Equipment

Use a similarly sized oven-safe dish; a larger footprint makes a shallower, faster bake.
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OXO Good Grips 2-Quart Glass Baking Dish with Lid
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Another workable path: Use another oven-safe dish close to the requested capacity; a larger footprint will make the filling shallower and can shorten baking time.
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Ingredients

1× recipe · Makes 16 brownies

10 tablespoons (142 grams) unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups (250 grams) granulated sugar
3/4 cup (64 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk
3/4 cup (90 grams) all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (128 grams) semisweet chocolate chips
Neutral oil or softened butter, for the pan

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an , line with a parchment sling, and grease the parchment. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat.
Add sugar and whisk over low heat 1 to 2 minutes until hot and glossy but not bubbling. Remove from heat and whisk in cocoa, salt, optional espresso powder, and vanilla. Cool 5 minutes so the eggs will not scramble.
Whisk in eggs and yolk one at a time, beating vigorously for 30 seconds after each until the batter is thick and shiny. Fold in flour only until nearly combined, then fold in chocolate chips.
Spread evenly in the pan and bake 26 to 32 minutes until the top is crackled, edges are set, and a toothpick 2 inches from the edge shows moist crumbs but no liquid batter. The center should reach about 205°F; do not wait for a clean toothpick.
Cool completely in the pan for at least 90 minutes. Lift by the parchment and cut with a warm dry knife, wiping between cuts. Cooling is part of the recipe: warm brownies taste good but have not yet set into clean fudgy squares.

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About this recipe

Brownies are an American chocolate bar cookie; the fudgy form depends on a high-moisture cocoa batter, minimal flour development, careful doneness, and full cooling.

Brownies are an American bar dessert whose identity sits between cake and candy. Fudgy versions reduce flour and leavening while emphasizing cocoa, butter, eggs, and dissolved sugar. Heating the butter and sugar helps create the familiar paper-thin shiny crust; an extra yolk and a strict moist-crumb endpoint protect the dense center. This Kwilt version follows the reviewed household adaptation: Use the strongest large-review shiny-top technique in a household-size 8-inch pan, deepen cocoa with chips and optional espresso, and add temperature plus crumb cues to reduce the usual overbaking failure.

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