Best Chewy Fudgy Brownies

The brownies of your dreams! Thick, chewy, chocolatey, and extra fudgy with a crinkle top. These brownies are super easy to make with ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. To prepare the brownies, all you need is 10 minutes and one mixing bowl. They're even better than boxed brownies!

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The brownies of your dreams! Thick, chewy, chocolatey, and extra fudgy with a crinkle top. These brownies are super easy to make with ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. All you need is 10 minutes of prep time. So much better than boxed brownies!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: brownies

Calories: 347kcal

Author: Rachel Kochlin

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup dutch process cocoa powder or unsweetened cocoa powder (spoon and level)
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
½ teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
1 cup all-purpose flour (spoon and level)
1 teaspoon salt
flakey sea salt for sprinkling (optional)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and line a 9x13 inch baking dish with parchment paper or grease the dish with cooking spray.
Melt the butter until hot and transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer (or large mixing bowl and use an electric hand mixer). Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, espresso powder and cinnamon to the bowl. Beat on medium-high for about 5 minutes to dissolve the sugars (this will give you that crinkly brownie top). Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again for a couple minutes to combine.
Add the flour and salt to the bowl with the wet ingredients. Use a rubber spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Don't overmix.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and smooth into an even layer. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with crumbs and not wet batter. If you want a gooey brownie, bake for 25 minutes. For a more set brownie (like you see the pictures), bake for 30 minutes.
Let cool in the pan, then slice. If you used parchment paper, you can use it to lift the brownies of the pan before slicing.

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