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20 of Our All-Time Best Brownie and Blondie Recipes

These favorite bar cookies are as irresistible as they are easy to make. From chewy to cakey to gluten free, you can't go wrong with any of our favorite brownie and blondie recipes.

By Frances Kim

Fudgy Skillet Brownies

Enjoy a homemade treat in less than an hour with a recipe that uses the same skillet to melt the chocolate and bake the brownies. Then scoop them right from the pan.

Peanut-Butter Swirl Brownies

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Dollops of peanut butter filling are spooned onto brownie batter; pulling a knife back and forth through both results in a marbleized look.

The right ingredients make this decadent classic healthier, but every bit as delicious: Pureed sweet potatoes add moisture, sweetness, and a fudgy consistency; whole-wheat flour is a perfect choice for dense, bold-flavored brownies; natural, unsweetened cocoa powder packs far more antioxidant power than other forms of chocolate.

Coconut-Chocolate Swirl Brownies

Sweetened condensed milk adds an unmistakable richness to the coconut batter for these swirly treats. When marbleizing the coconut and brownie batters, make sure the butter knife reaches the bottom of the pan.

Chocolate-Walnut Brownies

This recipe comes from our book "Clean Slate: A Cookbook and Guide."

Rum Balls

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These rum-infused brownie balls are perfectly-sized treats for adults.

Chewy Brownies

What's gooey on the inside, crackly on top, and supremely delicious all over?Our fresh take on this crowd-pleasing dessert. Unsweetened chocolate and brown sugar impart a rich, well-rounded flavor, while adding a bit of oil to the batter results in the addictively chewy texture that makes this version an instant classic.

White Chocolate-Gingerbread Blondies

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Blondies are made even more irresistible, thanks to cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.

Cherry-Almond Brownies

Warm from the oven, these brownies are a chewy, gooey treat. When refrigerated, they cut into neat bars and will keep, tightly covered, about a week.

Slow-Cooker Triple Chocolate Brownies

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Think beyond stews: Uncover the sweet side of your slow cooker with these crowd-pleasing brownies.

Butter-Pecan Blondies

Blondies prove that pantry staples like flour, brown sugar, butter, and eggs can be spun into pure gold—and without a mixer, at that. Amp up their flavor with a touch of dark rum and a tumble of toasted pecans, and a new favorite is born.

Inspiration and Ideas

Dessert Table Ideas from Real Weddings

We've rounded up our favorite dessert tables from featured real weddings, including sweets of all sorts on tables of all styles.

Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

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This decadent fudgy chocolate brownies recipe is from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook." It makes for a delicious dessert or afternoon snack.

Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies

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Thomas's Fudgy Brownies

Super-Fudgy Brownies

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If your idea of the perfect brownie is dense, fudgy, and loaded with chocolate, then this is the recipe for you!

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Double-Chocolate Brownies

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These dark, rich fudge brownies are one of our all-time reader favorites. The better the quality of chocolate you use, the better the results.

Apple Brownies

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Loaded with fall flavor, apple brownies mix up as quickly as the chocolate version -- just the thing for a school bake sale. Any sweet, firm variety of apple will work in this recipe, which was developed by John Bunker's friend Amy Traverso. Recipe adapted from " The Apple Lover's Cookbook," by Amy Traverso.

Blondies with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts

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This unbeatable blondie recipe combines the buttery flavor and chocolate chips from everyone's favorite cookies with the appealing texture of the best brownies.

Fudgy Turtle Brownies

Earn plenty of brownie points by offering these chewy, gooey treats to the kid's troop or to friends on any festive occasion. What makes them so extra? The fudgy base is covered with pecan halves, cream caramel, and melted chocolate—a combo borrowed from old-fashioned turtle candies.

Triple-Chocolate Brownie Cups

These jumbo-sized treats are a brownie lover’s dream with bittersweet chocolate and milk- and white-chocolate chips. Plus they're convenient; ready to serve, no portioning required—easily portable too. This recipe appears in our cookbook "Martha Stewart's Cookie Perfection" (Clarkson Potter).

Whole-Wheat Brownies

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These brownies get a healthy boost from whole-wheat flour and applesauce, while cocoa powder plus 8 ounces of semisweet chocolate make them nice and fudgy.

Thomas's Cakey Brownies

Do you like your brownies rich, dense, and fudgy, or light, cake, and a little bit chewy? Discover the secrets of the perfect brownie.

Fudgy Double-Chocolate Brownies

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A double dose of chocolate—bittersweet and cocoa powder—makes these brownies the most satisfying around. The thin crust gives way to a rich, fudgy interior.

Chocolate-Ginger Brownies

The batter for these fudgy ginger brownies never actually touches a bowl. Butter and chocolate are melted in a saucepan, and the other ingredients are stirred right in.

Brown-Butter Toffee Blondies

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Serve these sweet treats for dessert at your next game night. We used card-suit cookie cutters to shape the blondies into hearts, clubs, diamonds, and spades.

Honey Blondies

This recipe works well with practically any variety of honey -- orange blossom, acacia, even strong-flavored buckwheat. If desired, you can stir in 1/2 cup chopped toasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, or pecans) with the chocolate.

Halloween Blondies

Brown sugar is key to creating a sweet, light molasses flavor in these chewy blondies. You can even get the young ones involved in the Halloween fun—let them sort the chocolate candies by color and arrange them on top of the dough.

Perfect Brownies

Martha came across the recipe for these incredibly moist and delicious brownies in a cookbook. As it turns out, the recipe was developed by Elisabeth Luard, who happens to be the mother-in-law of Frances Boswell, food editor at Martha Stewart Living.

Dark-Chocolate Spelt Brownies

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The brownies can be stored at room temperature for up to two days. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 303.

Easy Blondies

Kids and adults will love these dense, pan-baked blondie bars.

Loaf-Pan Buckeye Brownies

To satisfy a serious chocolate craving whenever the mood strikes, bake a half-batch of brownies in a standard loaf pan. Inspired by buckeye candies, these treats are run through with a ribbon of rich peanut-butter cream that takes on a caramel flavor in the oven.

Cream Cheese Swirl Blondies

Velvety, delicately tart cream cheese blends well with cakey, sugary blondie batter. The resulting bars are remarkably rich and highly habit-forming.

Halloween Brownies

This year, trick out your treats by serving up a platter of these spooky brownies. In this recipe, intense unsweetened cocoa powder and caramel-y brown sugar give them a sophisticated flavor profile, while the playful decorations keep you right on theme.

Chocolate-and-Pear Pie

For the brownie lovers in your life there's this chocolate-and-pear pie. It's fancied up with sliced pears and candied ginger—making it both sophisticated and seasonal in a single package. By all means, serve it à la mode—a scoop of vanilla ice cream is the perfect foil for its gooey richness.

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