Chocolate Chunk Brownies Oven Version Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12-by-17-by-1-inch rimmed baking sheet and line with parchment, leaving an overhang folded over edges. Butter parchment. Melt butter and uncut chocolate in a large bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat.
• Whisk in sugar, then eggs, then cocoa powder and salt. Fold in flour until just combined. Fold in chocolate chunks.
• Pour batter into pan. Bake, rotating halfway through, until a toothpick inserted into center comes out with very moist crumbs, 45 to 48 minutes. Let cool completely, about 2 hours. Remove from pan and cut into 2-inch squares.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES (MICROWAVE VERSION)

Steps:

• In a microsafe bowl, microwave the butter at MEDIUM HIGH power 1 minute until melted. Beat in sugar, eggs, cocoa powder and vanilla.
• Combine flour and baking powder. Stir into the chocolate mixture.
• Spread the nuts evenly on a microsafe pie plate.
• Microwave at HIGH power for 2 1/2 minutes. You will know the nuts are toasted by the toasted fragrance. Chop coarsely.
• Coarsely chop the chocolate. Add chocolate and nuts to the batter.
• Spread the batter evenly in a microsafe baking dish. Place on top of a microsafe cereal bowl in the microwave oven.
• Microwave at MEDIUM power for 8 minutes, rotating a quarter turn 2 or 3 times.
• Microwave at HIGH power for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Let stand on counter 10 minutes or until cool.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Coarsely chop 7 oz of the chocolate. In a large sauce pan over medium heat combine butter, sugar and 2 tablespoons of water until butter is melted and sugar dissolved; remove from heat and stir in the 7 oz of chocolate until melted. Let the chocolate mixture cool and stir in vanilla and egg mixing well.
• In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Slowly stir the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until well combined.
• Chop the remaining 4 oz chocolate into 1/4-inch chunks. Stir in the chocolate chunks and nuts into the rest of the batter. Pour batter into a 9x9 square baking dish and bake for 22-27 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES (OVEN VERSION)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• 2. Melt butter.
• 3. Add the sugar, eggs, cocoa and vanilla.
• 4. Combine the flour and baking powder.
• 5. Stir into the chocolate mixture.
• 6. Toast the nuts by spreading in a single layer in a shallow pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 7. Coarsely chop the chocolate squares, keeping in large chunks.
• 8. Stir in the nuts and chocolate to batter.
• 9. Spread batter in an 8 X 8-inch baking pan that is lightly greased.
• 10. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out barely moist.
• 11. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 12. Cut into squares and serve.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides. Butter the foil.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder and salt into a medium bowl; set aside.
• Melt the butter and chopped chocolate in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until smooth, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; let cool slightly, then stir in the sugar. Mix in the beaten eggs until combined. Stir in the flour mixture and 1 cup chocolate chunks until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared dish and spread in an even layer. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chunks. Bake the brownies until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out slightly moist, about 40 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool completely. Lift out of the pan, peel off the foil and cut into pieces.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325*F (160*C).
• Butter 8-inch square baking pan; and set aside.
• Stir chocolate and butter in medium saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl.
• Beat 1 cup sugar, eggs and vanilla extract in medium bowl until mixture is very thick, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in melted chocolate mixture, then flour mixture.
• Stir in white chocolate.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake brownies for 25 to 30 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached.
• Cool brownies on a rack.
• Makes 1 dozen brownies.

CHUNKY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Line the bottom of baking sheet with parchment paper. Coat parchment with cooking spray; set aside. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Heat butter and unsweetened chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water until almost melted. Remove from heat. Whisk until mixture is smooth and slightly cool.
• Transfer chocolate mixture to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add sugar. Beat on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Add vanilla; beat 3 minutes more. Reduce speed to low. Gradually add flour mixture; beat until just combined. Stir in chocolate chunks.
• Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake until brownie has just set but still feels soft, about 20 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares.