These 30 brownies, bar & blondies recipes have something for everyone, whether your penchant is for cakey or chewy, firm or gooey, chocolatey or otherwise.
Small Batch Brownies
: Christina Lane
1/30
These small batch brownies make just enough batter to fill a loaf pan so you don't have an entire baking pan hanging around all week tempting you. Ideal for just the two of you.
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David Lebovitz's Best Brownies
: Maren Caruso
2/30
"Best brownies" is a bold assertion. Yet these merit exactly that distinction. Shatteringly crisp on top, fudgy in the center, and intensely chocolatey through and through.
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Chocolate Chip Brownies
: America’s Test Kitchen
3/30
Slightly sweet, fudgy, and full of bittersweet chocolatey goodness. Certain to satisfy both the kid and the grown-up in your house—and in you.
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Gluten-Free Brownies
: Josh Weissman
4/30
These are, quite frankly, as fudgy and rich as the real deal. Despite being flourless. Swear. Make a batch and see if anyone can tell the difference.
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Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Fudge Brownies
: Matthew Septimus
5/30
Dark chocolate-y, appropriately (and not too) rich, just sweet enough, and the entire surface blanketed with that coveted crackly surface. Let the love affair commence.
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Pumpkin Spice Seven Layer Bars
: Averie Sunshine
6/30
We'd be happy to tuck into these layers of messy goodness any time, any place. Thanksgiving or Fourth of July, makes no difference to us. Or anyone we know who's experienced them.
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Katharine Hepburn Brownies
: Todd Coleman
7/30
Who knew Katharine Hepburn was as agile at baking as acting? These brownies make us think maybe she missed her true calling.
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One-Bowl Mocha Brownies
: Erin Chase
8/30
If you're going to splurge on brownies, you may as well, you know, SPLURGE on brownies. But not in terms of effort or expense. Just taste. These brownies handle it splendidly.
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Skillet Brownies
: Beatriz Da Costa
9/30
Intensely gooey, fudgy, crunchy-edged, gluten-free, flourless brownie loveliness. Easy to make. Even easier to make disappear.
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One-Pot Cocoa Brownies
: Stacey
10/30
"Could not have been easier.” “Perfect." "A one-pot wonder!" That's what folks are saying about these super simple brownies that toe the line between cakey and fudgy.
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Dulce de Leche Brownies
: Tara Fisher
11/30
Because fudge brownies just aren't indulgent enough, we added an outrageously lovely swirl of caramel sauce. You're welcome.
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Brownies with Marshmallow Topping
: Cassandra Birocco
12/30
These sassy brownies lack nothing in terms of the classic s'more and come together any time you have a craving. No campfire required.
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Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
: Joy Wilson
13/30
A swoon-inducing collision of creamy cheesecake, cakey brownie, and sweetly tart raspberries. Sorta makes you want to stop reading and start baking, yeah?
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Nutella Brownies
: Romulo Yanes
14/30
And, on the eighth day, there was gianduia (zhahn-doo-yah). Namely, hazelnuts harmoniously cozying up to chocolate. Aka Nutella. And the world has been a more glorious place ever since.
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Brownies for a Crowd
: Deposit Photos
15/30
"So satisfying." "Cakey and chocolatey." "Everything a brownie should be." That's what folks are saying about this crowd-pleaser of a chocolate fix.
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Nancy Drew Blondies
: Kamran Siddiqi
16/30
Who knew the famous young detective baked blondies?! But not just any blondies. These blondies. The best blondies. Full of butterscotch goodness.
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S'mores Brownies
: Eric Wolfinger
17/30
Chewy, gooey, and chocolatey, these crackly topped brownies buried beneath slightly charred marshmallow are the ideal balance of cakey, fudgy, and nostalgia-inducing messiness.
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Care Package Brownies
: New Africa
18/30
Designed to maintain their just-out-of-the-oven loveliness for days, these are ideal for sharing something sweet with the ones you care, whether via the USPS or porch delivery. Or save 'em all for yourself.
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Passover Brownies
: Katherine Martinelli
19/30
Whether you're observing Passover or simply having a tricky time finding flour, these flour-less brownies will satisfy with their ever so slightly crumbly outside and splendiferously fudgy inside.
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Coconut Blondies
: Jason Hervey
20/30
Sweet! Gooey! Easy! Yum! Those are just a few of the lovely things we're hearing about these coconutty blonde beauties. Taste for yourself.
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White Chocolate Brownies
: Linda Xiao
21/30
These white chocolate brownies are a little like blondies with their gooey goodness. And yet they're every bit as rich as your favorite fudge brownies.
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Fruitcake Brownies
: Alexandra Grablewski
22/30
Fruitcake brownies? Yup. But not those lurid dried fruits of your childhood. Think dried figs, cranberries, cherries made tipsy with rum or brandy and baked into a brownie pan. Ridiculously inventive.
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Jam Bars
: Christina Lane
23/30
Sweet and crumbly and gooey and all around lovely. That's what we think of these spectacular—and spectacularly easy—jam bars.
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Congo Bars
: Alexandra Grablewski
24/30
Better known as seven layer bars, this bewitching stack of graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate, coconut, and nuts just may exceed your childhood memories.
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Cashew Caramel Cracker Bars
: Leigh Beisch
25/30
This cashew caramel cracker bars recipe is made with saltines, sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, and chocolate. An easy crowd-pleaser.
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Cinnamon Pecan Blondies
: Ryland Peters & Small
26/30
Chewy, buttery, and teeming with toffee flavor, these are a sophisticated take on those made-from-a-box blondies you scarfed down with your carton of milk in the school cafeteria.
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Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
: Susan Barnson Hayward
27/30
These pumpkin swirl brownies are just as outrageously rich as you'd expect thanks to pumpkin spice cheesecake colliding with a pan of fudgy brownies.
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Homemade KIND Bars
: Tina Rupp
28/30
Nuts. Seeds. Dried fruits. The only thing missing is the fancy cellphone wrapping and the steep price tag. (Did we mention they're gluten-free?)
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Whole-Grain Fruit-Filled Breakfast Bars
: Beth Price
29/30
Never again eat a stale-tasting, preservative-laden, ickily-sweet, foil-wrapped bar again. These little lovelies will change all that.
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Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
: Eric Medsker
30/30
The classic jam bar perfected. Sweet raspberry preserves are layered between a nutty oatmeal cookie dough crust and crumb topping. Um, yum.
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