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.
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.
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 ingredients category 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.
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.
- Melt the butter.
- Whisk together dry ingredients.
- Mix wet ingredients and stir in butter.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stir, then add chocolate chips.
- 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?
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/bridal showers 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
Soft, chewy, and loaded with big chocolate flavor, this Chocolate Chip Brownie Recipe is guaranteed to be the best you've ever had!
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
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Preheat the oven to 350° and have ready a greased, 8"x8" square baking dish.
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Melt the butter in a microwave-safe pitcher or bowl, and set aside to cool.
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In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Whisk and set aside.
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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.
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Add the dry ingredients and slowly mix until just combined. Add in the chocolate chips and mix once more.
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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!
