Brownie Recipes

Our recipes dense chocolate bar cookie include: our classic brownie recipe, gluten-free brownies, a one-pot brownie recipe, a slow cooker brownie recipe, and even blondies (blonde brownies).

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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

Rating: 3.47 stars
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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

Rating: 3.55 stars
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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.

Fudge Brownies

Rating: 3.84 stars
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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

Rating: 3.73 stars
15
This recipe comes from our book "Clean Slate: A Cookbook and Guide."

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.

Scaredy-Cat Brownies

Rating: 3.82 stars
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Who doesn't buy extra Halloween candy? Our chewy and fudgy brownies, which are made with a combination of bittersweet chocolate chips and cocoa powder, are topped with peppermint patties and candy eyes for a bite that will make you say boo!

Slow-Cooker Triple Chocolate Brownies

Rating: 3.51 stars
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Think beyond stews: Uncover the sweet side of your slow cooker with these crowd-pleasing brownies.

Halloween Brownies

Rating: 3.36 stars
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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.

Apple Brownies

Rating: 3.38 stars
242
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.

Double-Chocolate Brownies

Rating: 3.94 stars
260
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.
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Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies
Rating: Unrated
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Butter-Pecan Blondies
Rating: Unrated
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Thomas's Fudgy Brownies

Big-Batch Triple-Chocolate Brownie Bars

Whether you're taking them to an event or like to stock homemade sweets for your crew, these sheet-pan bar cookies, which keep for up to a month in the freezer, are the ticket. They include bittersweet and white chocolates and cocoa powder, plus goodies like nuts and dried fruit. To serve, simply let them come to room temperature.

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Rocky Road Brownies

Rating: 3.66 stars
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These chocolaty treats are topped with a chewy layer of marshmallows, nuts, and even more chocolate. The kids will hardly be able to wait until the brownies are cool!

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.

Rum Balls

Rating: 3.54 stars
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These rum-infused brownie balls are perfectly-sized treats for adults.

Blondies with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts

Rating: 3.5 stars
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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.

Brown-Butter Toffee Blondies

Rating: 3.93 stars
183
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.

Whole-Wheat Brownies

Rating: 3.47 stars
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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.

Dark-Chocolate Spelt Brownies

Rating: 3.62 stars
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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.

Brown-Butter Coconut Cashew Blondies

The dark, nutty butter gives these squares a deeper, richer flavor. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 609.

Super-Fudgy Brownies

Rating: 3.37 stars
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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!

Fudgy Chocolate Brownies

Rating: 3.65 stars
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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.

Chocolate-Chip Brownies

Rating: 3.52 stars
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Lining the pan isn't busywork; it makes it easy to remove the brownies.

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). 

Easy Blondies

Rating: 2.76 stars
17
Kids and adults will love these dense, pan-baked blondie bars.

Perfect Brownies

Rating: 4.08 stars
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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.

Cream Cheese Swirl Blondies

Rating: 3.98 stars
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Velvety, delicately tart cream cheese blends well with cakey, sugary blondie batter. The resulting bars are remarkably rich and highly habit-forming.

Chewy Oatmeal Blondies

Rating: 3.65 stars
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For a kid-friendly lunch-box treat, add 4 ingredients to our Everyday Baking Mix, and bake blondies with just 10 minutes of prep time.

Fudgy Brownies

Rating: 3.35 stars
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This quintessential chocolaty dessert transports exceptionally well.

Fudgy Brownies

Rating: 3.78 stars
65
When lining the pan, press the foil neatly into the corners, and smooth the bottom and sides. If necessary, brush sides of pan with butter to help foil stay in place.

Almond Brownie Coffins

Rating: 3.38 stars
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Mini chocolate coffins embellished with royal-icing flourishes offer a suitably final dessert course for any Halloween feast. Photocopy each of the coffin templates at 100 percent.

Blondie Ice Cream Cake

Rich, buttery blondie serves as the base of this show-stopping cake and is also folded into the vanilla ice cream filling.

Chocolate-Ginger Brownies

Rating: 3.64 stars
55
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.

Chocolate Brownies

Rating: 4 stars
36
Always remember: The better the chocolate, the better the brownie.

Martha Louise Stewart's "To-Die-For" Brownies

Rating: 3.15 stars
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White Chocolate-Gingerbread Blondies

Rating: 3.71 stars
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Blondies are made even more irresistible, thanks to cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
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