Rich, fudgy brownies made with melted chocolate and cocoa, with chocolate chips folded in.
Ingredients
Each cost is for the amount this recipe uses, not the whole package. Pantry staples like flour, sugar, vanilla and spices cost more on your first trip, then last for many batches.
| Ingredient | Price used | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 8 ounces chocolate chips, divided | $0.25/ozEstimate · store-brand semisweet chips | $2.00 |
| 12 tablespoons (¾ cup) butter, melted | $3.96/lbBLS, Sep 2026 | $1.48 |
| 1¼ cups sugar | $1.02/lbBLS, Sep 2026 | $0.56 |
| 2 eggs | $2.27/dozenBLS, Sep 2026 | $0.38 |
| 2 teaspoons vanilla extract | $0.50/tspEstimate | $1.00 |
| ¾ cup all-purpose flour | $0.55/lbBLS, Sep 2026 | $0.11 |
| ¼ cup cocoa powder | $0.44/ozEstimate | $0.33 |
| ½ teaspoon salt | $0.01/tspEstimate | $0.01 |
| Total | $5.87 | |
| Per brownie (makes 16 brownies) | $0.37 |
- 8 ounces chocolate chips, divided
- 12 tablespoons (¾ cup) butter, melted
- 1¼ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Directions
- Preheat. Heat the oven to 350°F and grease a baking pan.
- Melt the chocolate. Melt half of the chocolate chips (4 ounces) and let them cool slightly.
- Mix the butter and sugar. Stir the melted butter and sugar together.
- Add the eggs and chocolate. Mix in the eggs and vanilla, then stir in the melted chocolate.
- Add the dry ingredients. Add the flour, cocoa powder, and salt and stir until just combined. Fold in the rest of the chocolate chips.
- Bake. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 20–25 minutes.
- Cool. Let the brownies cool before cutting.
Notes
- The card doesn't give a pan size. This amount of batter is typical for an 8x8 or 9x9-inch pan.
- For the fudgiest texture, take them out when a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
How we priced this recipe
- BLS, Sep 2026: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Price Data, U.S. city average, September 2026.
- Estimate: Food Butler estimate of a typical U.S. store-brand shelf price, October 2026. Neither BLS nor USDA publishes an average price for these items.
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