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Linda’s Fabulous Brownies

by Jamie

I love recipes that use basic pantry staples. Little bit ‘a flour, dash of salt, sprinkle of sugar and cocoa and vvvvvwalla, baby. Heavenly chocolate brownies are born. Amazing, isn’t it. 🙂 These fabulous brownies are moist, rich and packed with chocolate goodness.

Make them for your boys, make them for your girls, bring them to your mama, share some with your pa.  That’s what fabulous brownies are for, you know. Sharing and enjoying! Hope you love them!

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Place 1 cup melted butter, 2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa powder and  2 teaspoons vanilla into your stand mixer or large mixing bowl. Mix on low-speed until combined and smooth, should take about 1 minute.

2. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one.

The batter should look pretty runny  at this point.

3. In a small bowl place 1 1/2 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Toss the two together with a fork to combine. Add these dry ingredients to the brownie batter and mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes or until smooth.

4. Stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips.

5. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and spread the batter out into it. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes. Be sure not to over bake these babies. Remove the pan from the oven and let the brownies cool completely.

6. While your brownies are cooling, make your frosting. Place 1/4 cup melted butter and 1/4 cup cocoa powder in a small mixing bowl and mix it until well combined.

7. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar, 4-5 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

8. Beat the ingredients together until the frosting in smooth and glossy. If it’s too thick, add a bit more milk.
9. When the brownies have cooled completely, spread the frosting over the top, cut and serve.

Enjoy!

Linda's Fabulous Brownies

Serves: 12-24 servings, cut as small or as large as you like Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: NA calories NA fat
Rating: 5.0/5
( 1 voted )

Ingredients

  • BROWNIES:
  • 1 C butter, melted
  • 2 C sugar
  • 1/2 C cocoa powder
  • 2 t vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 C flour
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 3/4 C chocolate chips (milk chocolate or semi sweet)
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/4 C butter, melted
  • 1/4 C cocoa powder
  • 3 C powdered sugar
  • 4-5 T milk
  • 1 t vanilla
  • dash salt

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Place 1 cup melted butter, 2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa powder and  2 teaspoons vanilla into your stand mixer or large mixing bowl. Mix on low-speed until combined and smooth, should take about 1 minute.
2. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one. The batter should look pretty runny  at this point.
3. In a small bowl place 1 1/2 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Toss the two together with a fork to combine. Add these dry ingredients to the brownie batter and mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes or until smooth.
4. Stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips.
5. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and spread the batter out into it. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes. Be sure not to over bake these babies. Remove the pan from the oven and let the brownies cool completely.
6. While your brownies are cooling, make your frosting. Place 1/4 cup melted butter and 1/4 cup cocoa powder in a small mixing bowl and mix it until well combined.
7. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar, 4-5 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
8. Beat the ingredients together until the frosting in smooth and glossy. If it's too thick, add a bit more milk.
9. When the brownies have cooled completely, spread the frosting over the top, cut and serve.

Enjoy!


Recipe from Linda Reber

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19 comments

Denise November 7, 2012 - 10:40 am

Oh my….these look wonderful. Will add them to the ‘to-do’ list for this week. Thanks so much for sharing all your many thoughts and recipes.

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Kathleen November 7, 2012 - 10:55 am

Absolutely going to try these

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Jossie November 7, 2012 - 10:56 am

This is the recipe I grew up with. They are excellent, especially if you have cocoa that’s richer than Hershey’s…

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Nancy November 7, 2012 - 12:11 pm

Here’s a trick I learned a few years ago…to avoid over baking and have fudgie brownies. Test with a toothpick halfway between the side of the pan and the middle. The middle will continue cook as the brownies cool.

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Spacebunny November 7, 2012 - 2:57 pm

This is almost identical to the recipe I’ve been using for years! The only difference is I use a 1 cup of cocoa powder and no chocolate chips (I can’t get them where I live). I love these brownies!

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LoveToBake November 7, 2012 - 4:52 pm

I’m not a total chocolate chip lover…can I melt the chips instead? Or add more cocoa powder? I would rather just melt down the chips so we still get the flavor…do you think it will work?

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Amy November 8, 2012 - 7:51 pm

I want one right now. Too bad I can’t reach through the computer screen to grab one!

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Suzanne November 9, 2012 - 11:42 am

I made these last night, and they rec’d RAVE reviews! So much better than brownies from a mix. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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CookingNoob November 10, 2012 - 9:54 am

Wow! It’s pretty much the response I’ve gotten to these fabulous brownies. Made them three days ago, didn’t have any chocolate chips so instead y chopped up some hershey’s bars and used that instead, they turned out great. They are moist and fluffy and the frosting was just great! Served them with a bit of french vanilla ice cream with a bit of cocoa powder on top. delicious. Thanks. Next time I will try and get a hold of some chocolate chips and just might ad a bit of nuts or almonds on top.

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Rylie Carlson November 12, 2012 - 7:50 pm

Just made these tonight wtih mint frosting and they were amazing! Think I found my go to brownie recipe!

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Leah February 23, 2014 - 12:17 am

I need to make a big batch of these–enough to fill a jelly roll pan. I was thinking I could do 1 and 1/2 batches per pan. Do you think that would work? Has anyone tried that?

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Jamie February 25, 2014 - 8:48 am

Leah,
I haven’t ever tried it, but I think that would work out fine. It you are using a large cookie sheet, I would double the recipe. Best of luck to you!
~Jamie

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Kristin January 22, 2015 - 11:39 am

Hi, Jamie! I noticed this brownie recipe does not have baking powder or baking soda in it. Should one or the other be added? If so, how much? Thanks so much!!

~Kristin

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Jamie January 23, 2015 - 7:59 am

Hi Kristin,
You don’t need either baking soda or baking powder for this recipe.
Thanks,
~Jamie

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Linda Chandler March 13, 2022 - 12:31 pm

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