What makes a good brownie?

Adding in a generous amount of dark chocolate chunks.

Choose how gooey you want them, just follow the bake times and my toothpick smearing test.

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Need a chocolate fix urgently?

These will be in the oven in 15 minutes flat (if not faster).

Just one bowl to deal with here.

Close up of hand holding super fudgy chocolate brownies

Like your brownies outrageously chocolatey, fudgy in the middle and the signature paper thin crackly top?

This one delivers in spades.

Not such a confident cook?

Overhead photo of brownies with crackly top

This recipe is astonishingly forgiving.

Even if you overcook them, they mightlookcakey, but they still have that rich, fudgy mouthfeel.

Theres just not enough flour in these to make them dry and overcooked!

What makes a good brownie - less flour, more butter and chocolate

And that crinkly top we all know and love!

And to make akillerbrownie, stir through a generous amount of chocolate chunks.

Then just mix in flour and coco powder, and lastly stir in the lets-pretend-its-optional chocolate chunks.

How brownies are made

Scrape into lined pan and bake!

Reduce cook time by 2 minutesif you opt not to use the extra chocolate stir ins.

Fudgy, gooey brownies

The brownies in the photos and video are what I call fudgy moist.

How to tell when brownies are done - toothpick test

As in super fudgy but not just a gloop of uncooked batter.

you’re able to pick it up with your hands rather than eating it with a spoon.

and theseSalted Caramel Stuffed Brownies(the caramel filling is creamy and set, like a soft fudge).

Hand picking up chocolate brownies

But this classic Chocolate Brownies recipe is the one I make most of the time.

Its my go-to because its everything I want in a brownie made with minimal fuss.

The essential ingredients to make it super chocolatey, lovely and moist, and no unnecessary extras.

Stack of gooey chocolate brownies - the BEST brownies in the world!

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The other thing is that my brownie is sweet, but not tooth-achingly sweet.

The sugar in this recipe is just the right amount of sweet for me.

No one has ever complained about my brownies not being sweet enough, thats for sure!

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