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    Published: Oct 17, 2013 · Modified: Nov 23, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links

    {My Interpretation of} The Best Brownies Ever

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    {My Interpretation of} The Best Brownies Ever // Happy Food Healthy Life

    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.

    {My Interpretation of} The Best Brownies Ever // Happy Food Healthy Life

    {My Interpretation of} The Best Brownies Ever // Happy Food Healthy Life

    The Best Brownies Ever

    4 from 1 vote
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    Servings: 9 servings
    Calories:
    Author: Holly

    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

    double for a 9x13 pan
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    {My Interpretation of} The Best Brownies Ever // Happy Food Healthy Life

    {My Interpretation of} The Best Brownies Ever // Happy Food Healthy Life

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    Comments

    1. diedre says

      November 10, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      Did you use dark or light brown sugar?

      Reply
    2. Sidra Ilyas says

      August 10, 2014 at 4:30 am

      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?

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        August 14, 2014 at 10:16 am

        Sidra, I just manually whisk it together. Nothing fancy 🙂 ENJOY!

        Reply
    3. Debbie C. says

      June 21, 2014 at 3:36 pm

      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!

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        June 26, 2014 at 5:25 am

        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.

        Reply
    4. Jessica @ Sweet Menu says

      June 18, 2014 at 4:19 pm

      Wow! Beautiful looking brownies - I just love their crinkly top!

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        June 19, 2014 at 8:33 am

        Thank you Jessica! That is definitely one of the best parts!

        Reply
    5. Angie says

      June 04, 2014 at 7:42 pm

      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. 🙂

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        June 06, 2014 at 5:39 am

        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!

        Reply
    6. Christina Gathright says

      May 29, 2014 at 8:08 am

      Brownies are my weakness! And these look amazing Holly! Can't wait to try them 🙂

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        May 29, 2014 at 9:19 am

        They are totally my weakness too. I'd eat a whole pan of them easy!

        Reply
    7. Maria says

      March 08, 2014 at 12:33 am

      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

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        March 09, 2014 at 6:27 pm

        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 🙂

        Reply
        • Maria says

          June 20, 2014 at 11:39 pm

          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

          June 26, 2014 at 5:26 am

          Yay!! I'm so glad you tried them again and that they were successful! Thanks for coming back to tell me.

        • Maria says

          July 06, 2014 at 2:03 pm

          Of course! You deserve praise, this recipe is incredible! Keep up the amazing work <3

    8. Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says

      October 27, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      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

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 30, 2013 at 5:59 pm

        You wouldn't be sorry with this batch, that's for sure!

        Reply
    9. Mandi Welbaum says

      October 23, 2013 at 8:44 pm

      This looks like the perfect snack for when we have those wonderful monthly visits. It's just got 'comfort' written all over it.

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 23, 2013 at 9:03 pm

        oh BELIEVE me! These brownies are definitely good for that time of the month... well, and any time really!

        Reply
    10. Susan D says

      October 21, 2013 at 7:26 pm

      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

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 21, 2013 at 9:55 pm

        Thank you for the invite! That sounds like so much fun!

        Reply
    11. Lynn says

      October 21, 2013 at 12:25 pm

      Mine are in the oven as I type! Can't wait to taste them 😀

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 21, 2013 at 9:56 pm

        Soooo?!!! What did you think?

        Reply
    12. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

      October 20, 2013 at 7:54 pm

      These are SUPER gorgeous!

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 21, 2013 at 10:01 pm

        Thanks Dorothy! I was so pleased with how they came out myself!

        Reply
    13. Holly @ Holly's Helpings says

      October 20, 2013 at 2:39 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 20, 2013 at 2:55 pm

        All of them? 😉

        Reply
    14. Kathleen says

      October 18, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      I'm thinking it would be awesome if I could crawl through the screen and eat those up right now. They look really good.

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 19, 2013 at 2:22 pm

        Come visit one day and I'll make you a batch 🙂

        Reply
    15. Kayla says

      October 18, 2013 at 10:27 am

      Yum! These look heavenly!

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 18, 2013 at 10:30 am

        Thanks Kayla. They are unbelievably simple too!

        Reply
    16. Megan I The Emotional Baker says

      October 18, 2013 at 3:00 am

      Yum! These look delicious. Thanks for sharing how gorgeous they are.

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        October 18, 2013 at 6:51 am

        Thanks Megan. I'm happy to hear you didn't mind the photo overload 🙂

        Reply

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