My mom bakes these brownies for pretty much every occasion. They are incredibly decadent and fudgy (aka total crowd pleasers). But more importantly, they are one bowl, come together in 30 minutes (start. to. finish.), and are literally foolproof. I used the wrong chocolate once and they still came out perfectly. There’s no secret ingredient or over-the-top baking situation here – just a simple, perfect fudgy brownie.
For more chocolatey goodness, check out my Double Chocolate Sea Salt Brownie Cookies!

One bowl fudgy brownies
The easiest, fudgiest brownies - in one bowl. Never mess with the boxed stuff again.
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter (I prefer salted - yup)
- 2 (1 once, each) squares unsweetened baker's chocolate
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Melt the butter and chocolate in a medium saucepan over low heat.
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Remove from heat and mix in the sugar, flour, egg and vanilla.
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Pour batter into a greased and floured 8 or 9 inch square pan.
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Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out almost clean.
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Cool slightly in the pan before removing.
Recipe Notes
"Brownies should be a bit under-cooked for maximum fudginess." - my mother, the sage.
Katie,
I love your new blog! I t just made your brownies for a partie and they were so fabulous! Everybody loves them! I can’t wait to see what else you post!
From,
JM
Glad you like the new site – it’s been so fun to put it together! I’m sure the brownies were a hit – learned the recipe from the best 😉
Obsessed!!!
Xoxoxo!
EGGCELENT PICS THUMPS! Alyce said she will make these for me. she better not be lying…
You’re a lucky man Ryan…
These brownies are amazing! Usually I stick to cookies, but these just might make me change my name…
I’ll take that as quite the compliment. Wait till you see some of the cookies in the works…
I can’t believe this recipe is finally out there for the world to bake!!! These have and remain my FAVORITE brownies. Can’t wait to try the famous cookie recipe. Post soon!
They reallyyyy are the best. Go over to Whole Foods and grab your ingredients 😉 Cookies coming soon