I'm just going to apologize right from the beginning. This one is super photo-heavy. I'm generally a strict two-to-three-photo-per-post kind of gal. But these brownies. Well, they were kind of photogenic. I mean, think about it. You take 50 pictures of your adorable children, and then I ask you to share only the two cutest ones. You try to pick just two. You start by picking two that you love, and then you find another, and another, and before you know it, you've shown me the whole shoot.
Welp, that's basically what's happening here.
The thing is this. I know this is hard to believe, but I'm not the best at baking. (ha... why I'm admitting this to you is beyond me!) No really, I test each and every recipe for you guys and wouldn't post something if it wasn't worthy. But my point is that baking just doesn't come easy for me. Cookies are rough. Cakes can be iffy. But brownies... Brownies are my thing!
About two years ago, I tweaked a recipe to find the perfect ratio of chocolate-y to chewy to flaky on top. And I may be biased of my little brownie-child, but hoooo-leeeee-perfectionary! Seriously. I could go on and on about how the bite into these brownies is just perfect, but I'm not going to do that. There are truly no words here.
Instead of words, you get a billion pictures. What I really want is for you to try these yourself. They are super simple. Amazingly tasty. And just perfect! See for yourself.
Ingredients
- 1 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ stick butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat an 8x8 pan with foil and nonstick spray for easy removal.
- Melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips and ½ stick butter in a saucepan over low heat, stirring. Off the heat whisk in ¼ cup brown sugar and ½ cup granulated sugar.
- Transfer mixture to a medium bowl. Whisk in 2 eggs, one at a time, and ½ teaspoon of vanilla.
- Stir in flour and salt.
- Add batter to prepared baking pan and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before cutting into bars.
Notes
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diedre says
Did you use dark or light brown sugar?
Sidra Ilyas says
Amazing recipe you've got there! can't wait to try it out. Just wanted to ask how you whisk in the sugar and the eggs. Do you do it manually using a whisk or use an electric mixer or beater?
Holly Waterfall says
Sidra, I just manually whisk it together. Nothing fancy 🙂 ENJOY!
Debbie C. says
This sounds a lot like a recipe I used to use years ago, but lost. Pinned! Can't wait to try it! Thanks for posting!
Holly Waterfall says
They're absolutely perfect, so I hope you try them out! I actually just made them again over the weekend and they were a hit.
Jessica @ Sweet Menu says
Wow! Beautiful looking brownies - I just love their crinkly top!
Holly Waterfall says
Thank you Jessica! That is definitely one of the best parts!
Angie says
I just made these and they are AMAZING!! I doubled the batch, because the more brownies the better, and I'm so glad I did. This is definitely my go to brownie recipe from now on! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Holly Waterfall says
YAY!! These are the comments I love to hear. Sometimes putting our recipes out for the universe to criticize can be so daunting, but hearing how much you love them is so awesome. And really how could you not? They're perfect. And great for any add-in or topping your heart desires! Thanks for coming by to tell me!
Christina Gathright says
Brownies are my weakness! And these look amazing Holly! Can't wait to try them 🙂
Holly Waterfall says
They are totally my weakness too. I'd eat a whole pan of them easy!
Maria says
I made these a week or so ago and they turned out exactly the way they look in your pictures! I couldn't believe it because I'm a pretty crappy baker.
I made them again tonight but I doubled the batter and baked the brownies in 2 pans, but they didn't have that "flaky" top :c Would you know why they didn't turn out? My oven is terrible so it might be that...I had to bake them at 350 this time since the oven was broiling things at 325 instead of baking them XD It's so finicky. Or is it the fact that I
Holly Waterfall says
Maria - I'm so glad these's worked out for you the first time! As for the second time with the doubled recipe. I'm not 100% sure, although I know an accurate oven temperature is super important, so that would be my first guess.
Try try again! Can never have too many brownies tries 🙂
Maria says
I don't know how I missed your reply! I tried them for a third time, and they turned out perfect once again! I think it was the oven temperature, just like you suggested^^
Thanks so, so much for this recipe. It's incredible!
Holly Waterfall says
Yay!! I'm so glad you tried them again and that they were successful! Thanks for coming back to tell me.
Maria says
Of course! You deserve praise, this recipe is incredible! Keep up the amazing work <3
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says
I was just thinking about how much my family would love a batch of brownies today 🙂 Thanks for linking up @ The Weekend re-Treat Link Party this week! Pinned while I was here too 🙂
Shauna @ The Best Blog Recipes
Holly Waterfall says
You wouldn't be sorry with this batch, that's for sure!
Mandi Welbaum says
This looks like the perfect snack for when we have those wonderful monthly visits. It's just got 'comfort' written all over it.
Holly Waterfall says
oh BELIEVE me! These brownies are definitely good for that time of the month... well, and any time really!
Susan D says
These would be a great addition to the Favorite Family Recipes virtual recipe swap I am hosting on my blog! Won't you come and join? You can find more details on my blog here: http://bit.ly/1cBHKmb
*Susan -- theFoodette
Holly Waterfall says
Thank you for the invite! That sounds like so much fun!
Lynn says
Mine are in the oven as I type! Can't wait to taste them 😀
Holly Waterfall says
Soooo?!!! What did you think?
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
These are SUPER gorgeous!
Holly Waterfall says
Thanks Dorothy! I was so pleased with how they came out myself!
Holly @ Holly's Helpings says
I think having a bunch of pictures is totally fine - especially if it's brownies! Only problem is it makes it hard to decide which one to pin. 🙂 These look great.
Holly Waterfall says
All of them? 😉
Kathleen says
I'm thinking it would be awesome if I could crawl through the screen and eat those up right now. They look really good.
Holly Waterfall says
Come visit one day and I'll make you a batch 🙂
Kayla says
Yum! These look heavenly!
Holly Waterfall says
Thanks Kayla. They are unbelievably simple too!
Megan I The Emotional Baker says
Yum! These look delicious. Thanks for sharing how gorgeous they are.
Holly Waterfall says
Thanks Megan. I'm happy to hear you didn't mind the photo overload 🙂