Photo: One Bowl Cocoa Brownies Recipe
Customize these low-impact brownies with different combinations of your family's favorite toppings--and make everyone happy.
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the foil
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- One 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate chips
- Suggested topping combinations: white chocolate chips and toasted chopped walnuts; cashews and dried cranberries; chopped pretzels and raisins; toasted coconut and chopped dried pineapple; or any combination of chopped dried fruit, toasted nuts, mini marshmallows, chopped graham crackers or candy pieces
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Stir together the sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl. Add the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder all at once and stir until just combined. Stir in half of the semisweet chocolate chips and spread the mixture in the prepared pan.
Bake until the brownies begin to pull away from the edge of the pan and set in the center, 30 to 35 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with the remaining semisweet chocolate chips and let stand until the chips are melted, about 5 minutes. Spread the melted chips evenly over the top of the brownies with a spatula. Let the chocolate cool for about 10 minutes and then sprinkle with whatever combination of toppings you choose, pressing the toppings gently into the chocolate to adhere. Lift the brownies out of the pan with the foil and cool completely on a rack. Cut into 16 squares and serve.
Review This Recipe
You must be logged in to review this recipe.
or Sign Up to Review
Newest Ratings and Reviews
Read all 8 reviews
By oliveyes
on February 21, 2013
Flag
Flag This Review?
Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.
or Cancel
These brownies are delicious! Every other cocoa powder only brownie recipe I've tried has been very disappointing and bland. Not this one. The only thing I did different was substitute chopped up Hershey Kisses for the chocoloate chips, because I didn't have any chips.
By diek_12251164
Ulysses, 55
on January 12, 2013
Flag
Flag This Review?
Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.
or Cancel
My first attempt at homemade brownies, I did not use the chocolate chips, I do believe it had plenty of chocolate taste without the chips.Very good.
By monshiprose
Baltimore
on October 12, 2012
Flag
Flag This Review?
Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.
or Cancel
I followed this recipe to the letter and the brownies were delicious! Using the chocolate chips as icing was a great touch, and the brownies struck the perfect balance between being moist and not too dense. This recipe's definitely a keeper in my collection.
Read all 8 reviews