These 30 brownies, bar & blondies recipes have something for everyone, whether your penchant is for cakey or chewy, firm or gooey, chocolatey or otherwise.

A parchment lined loaf pan filled with partially frosted small batch brownies and a wire whisk on the side.
Christina Lane
1 of 30

Small Batch Brownies

These small batch brownies are made from scratch and baked in a loaf pan, which means they make just enough for two so you don’t have an entire baking pan of brownies sitting around all week tempting you. You’re welcome.
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A parchment-lined square pan filled with pecan-studded best brownies.
Maren Caruso
2 of 30

David Lebovitz’s Best Brownies

I’ve made a lot of brownies in my life, and these really are the best.
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Squares of chocolate chip brownies on a white marble surface.
America’s Test Kitchen
3 of 30

Chocolate Chip Brownies

These chocolate chip brownies, made with flour, sugar, butter, and two (two!) types of chocolate, are slightly sweet, fudgy, and full of chocolatey goodness.
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A metal baking pan of gluten free brownies with one piece missing
Josh Weissman
4 of 30

Gluten-Free Brownies

These gluten free brownies, made with chocolate, butter, and tapioca starch, are remarkably easy and fudgy and, in all seriousness, taste like the real deal even though they’re flourless. Swear.
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A batch of Rose Levy Beranbaum's fudge brownies cut into 16 squares, with two missing and a knife resting beside.
Matthew Septimus
5 of 30

Rose Levy Beranbaum’s Fudge Brownies

When you hear that Rose Levy Beranbaum makes fudge brownies, would you expect anything less than the richest, most chocolatey, most wonderful dessert? Of course not. Cooks, meet brownies. Brownies, meet cooks. Let the love affair commence.
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A slab of pumpkin seven layer bars cut into ten pieces on a wooden board.
Averie Sunshine
6 of 30

Pumpkin Spice Seven Layer Bars

These pumpkin spice seven layer bars are appropriately autumnal yet hearken back to the classic with graham crackers, sweetened condensed milk, coconut, and chocolate. Lovely any time of year.
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A slab of Katharine Hepburn brownies cut into 9 pieces, on parchment paper, with a knife nearby
Todd Coleman
7 of 30

Katharine Hepburn Brownies

Katharine Hepburn brownies are an American classic and so easy to make with everyday pantry ingredients. Turns out dark, rich, intense, chewy fudge brownies. One of our most popular chocolate desserts. Here’s the original recipe.
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Six one-bowl mocha brownies on wood
Erin Chase
8 of 30

One-Bowl Mocha Brownies

These one-bowl mocha brownies, made with instant coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, flour, sugar, and butter, take their kick from caffeine, their ease from everything coming together in a single bowl, and their raves from their spectacularly fudgy texture.
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A cast-iron skillet filled with chocolate brownie.
Beatriz Da Costa
9 of 30

Skillet Brownies

These skillet brownies are made with dark chocolate, sugar, eggs, almonds or hazelnuts, and cocoa, and baked in a cast-iron skillet. They’re crisp on the edges, gooey in the middle, and just happen to be gluten-free as well.
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A white cake stand of a pile of one-pot cocoa brownies, a glass of milk, on a white table
Stacey
10 of 30

One-Pot Cocoa Brownies

These one-pot cocoa brownies are incredibly easy and come together with just flour, cocoa, sugar, and other pantry ingredients in a 9-by-13-inch pan. A cakey brownie that’s close to perfect and the easiest we’ve found to make (and clean up after!). Kids love ’em.
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A slab of dulce de leche brownies, with five brownies cut from the end.
Tara Fisher
11 of 30

Dulce de Leche Brownies

A chocolate brownie is a fudgy square of deliciousness with just the right amount of goo, and it beats all when it comes to downright indulgence. I adore the effect of the creamy dulce de leche swirled through dark, fudgy brownies.
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Individual brownies with toasted marshmallow topping on a baking sheet
Cassandra Birocco
12 of 30

Brownies with Marshmallow Topping

Like the classic campfire treat, but easier to eat and available all year round, these brownies with marshmallow topping are certain to satisfy any s'mores craving.
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Seven squares of raspberry cheesecake brownies on a metal sheet pan.
Joy Wilson
13 of 30

Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies

Brownies are one of those incredibly easy things to make with little planning or forethought. They were the first thing I learned how to bake as a kid. Here, though, I've given the standard brownie an update by adding a raspberry-infused cream cheese layer and studded the whole thing with tangy, scarlet berries.
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Eight triangle shaped pieces of nutella brownie.
Romulo Yanes
14 of 30

Nutella Brownies

Nutella brownies actually don’t call for the luscious jarred Italian stuff we go crazy for but rather the ingredients with which its made. Namely, hazelnuts and chocolate. No complaints here. Quite the contrary.
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A tray of brownies for a crowd with one brownie missing.
Deposit Photos
15 of 30

Brownies For A Crowd

These brownies for a crowd, made with semisweet chocolate aplenty and eggs, butter, flour, and sugar, are cake-y and rich. The recipe makes plenty. A crowd-pleaser for parties, tailgating, bake sales, and more.
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Squares of blondies with chocolate chips on parchment paper on a marble slab
Kamran Siddiqi
16 of 30

Nancy Drew Blondies

Nancy Drew blondies are like butterscotch brownies that are chewy and gooey and loaded with chocolate chips that melt into a luscious swirl. Lovely in the best, most indulgent way possible.
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A tray of s'mores brownies with a spatula resting inside and several brownies missing.
Eric Wolfinger
17 of 30

S’mores Brownies

These s’mores brownies, layered with bittersweet chocolate brownies, a graham cracker crust, and marshmallows, are as gooey, chocolatey, and messy as the name suggests. Here’s how to make them.
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Squares of care-package brownies on parchment paper.
New Africa
18 of 30

Care Package Brownies

These care-package brownies, laden with chocolate chips, cocoa nibs, and cocoa powder, are intensely rich and fudgy. They also travel exceptionally well, whether you ship through the post office or simply drop them off on a porch.
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Three Passover brownies stacked on top of each other on a white plate.
Katherine Martinelli
19 of 30

Passover Brownies

Passover brownies are almost always disappointing. Not these. How could they be with matzo meal for Pesach, bittersweet chocolate, sugar, butter, eggs, brandy, and nuts? They’re slightly crumbly outside and splendiferously fudgy inside.
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A white baking dish with a piece of patterned parchment and 15 squares of coconut blondies.
Jason Hervey
20 of 30

Coconut Blondies

These coconut blondies, also known as yum-yum squares, are made with vanilla, coconut, and walnuts. They are obscenely rich, fudgy, and every bit as impossible to stop eating as the name suggests.
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Six pieces of roasted white chocolate brownies in a metal baking pan.
Linda Xiao
21 of 30

White Chocolate Brownies

Roasted or caramelized white chocolate has become so popular that some professional chocolate companies like Valrhona are even selling commercial versions of it now. You'll find these brownies truly spectacular.
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A square white platter with fruitcake brownies--filled with dried fruit, chocolate, and rum.
Alexandra Grablewski
22 of 30

Fruitcake Brownies

Fruitcake brownies? Yup. Think dried fruits–such as figs, cranberries, golden raisins–mixed with chocolate and rum or brandy baked into a brownie pan. Ridiculously inventive.
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Jam Bars stacked on top of each other with jar of jam in the background.
Christina Lane
23 of 30

Jam Bars

Jam bars. Just what the name implies—a collision of shortbread and preserves cut into bars. Sweet and crumbly and gooey and all around lovely.
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Stack of four Congo bars made of coconut, chocolate, graham crackers, each on a square of paper
Alexandra Grablewski
24 of 30

Congo Bars | 7 Layer Bars

These congo bars, also known as 7-layer bars, include a graham cracker base and sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chip, shredded coconut, and pecan topping. And they taste like childhood, too.
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Four pieces of cashew caramel cracker bars on a round wooden board with a knife resting beside them.
Leigh Beisch
25 of 30

Cashew Caramel Cracker Bars

This cashew caramel cracker bars recipe is made with saltines, sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, and chocolate. A sinfully easy food gift.
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Several cut cinnamon pecan blondies on a white platter.
Ryland Peters & Small
26 of 30

Cinnamon Pecan Blondie

These cinnamon pecan blondies are a grown-up version of the popular bar and are made with butter, sugar, cinnamon, and pecans and boast a toffee-like taste.
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Pumpkin swirl brownies, uncut, in a large rectangular baking pan.
Susan Barnson Hayward
27 of 30

Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

These pumpkin swirl brownies are made with cream cheese and taste as if pumpkin spice cheesecake swirl collided with chocolate fudge brownies.
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Half of a homemade KIND bar with a piece broken off.
Tina Rupp
28 of 30

Homemade KIND Bars

Homemade KIND bars are homemade granola bars that are actually healthy. They’re easy to make, too, with nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and any other add-ins you fancy (coconut, anyone?). Gluten free. Low sugar. For breakfast or any other time of day.
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Two fruit-filled breakfast bars laying on a white plate, one with a piece missing, with crumbs on the plate and table.
Beth Price
29 of 30

Whole-Grain Fruit-Filled Breakfast Bars

This whole-grain fruit-filled breakfast bar recipe, made with whole grains and fruit, turns out just like Nutri-grain bars. Perfect for breakfast on the go.
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Four individual raspberry oatmeal bars on a wooden surface.
Eric Medsker
30 of 30

Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

Imagine your favorite raspberry jam sandwiched between layers of cinnamon-scented, almond-flecked oatmeal cookies. A ittle crisp and a little chewy, sweet and tangy.
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About David Leite

David Leite has received three James Beard Awards for his writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Yankee, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and more.


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