Best Fudgy Homemade Brownies

Name: Best Fudgy Homemade Brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons (145g) unsalted butter; 1 ¼ cups (250g) granulated sugar; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (75g) unsweetened cocoa powder, spooned and leveled; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt; 2 large cold eggs; 1/2 cup (65g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled; 2/3 cup (80g) chopped walnuts, pecans, or chocolate chips, optional

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:30min

Say hello to our favorite brownie recipe from scratch! If you reach for darker chocolate over milk chocolate, these bittersweet brownies are for you. For slightly sweeter, thicker brownies, see our one bowl brownie recipe. I bake my brownies until the edges look set and the middle slightly underdone. A toothpick helps tell when they are ready to come out of the oven. Look for a small amount of batter left on the toothpick. Brownies firm up as they cool, so even though they may look underdone, they will be perfect when cooled to room temperature (trust me).

Updated at: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:02:26 GMT