Authentic Brownies Recipe United States of America, North America

This is the traditional fudgy brownies recipe; all that it takes to prepare them is chocolate, butter, eggs, cocoa powder, salt, and flour. Once the batter is prepared, you can mix in additional ingredients such as pecans, walnuts, and chocolate chips if desired.

This is the traditional fudgy brownies recipe; all that it takes to prepare them is chocolate, butter, eggs, cocoa powder, salt, and flour. Once the batter is prepared, you can mix in additional ingredients such as pecans, walnuts, and chocolate chips if desired. Unlike fudgy brownies, cakey ones have more flour and less butter and chocolate. 

The first known printed recipe that uses the word brownie comes from Fannie Merritt Farmer's 1896 The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book. The adapted recipe is for a simple molasses cake, and with its simple ingredients and preparation process, perfect for when you're craving something sweet.

Another adapted recipe from Fannie Merritt Farmer’s The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, but this time the 1911 edition, is for chocolate brownies filled with roughly chopped walnuts. As with any brownie, the recipe is quite simple to follow but results in a cake so delicious it will satisfy even the most discerning eaters.

Invented in the kitchen of the Palmer House Hotel in the late 19th century, the Palmer House brownie has been first served at the Columbian Exposition World Fair. The recipe is adapted from the hotel’s official website and has been served at the hotel to this day. 

Another recipe adapted from the Palmer House Hilton Hotel’s website is for special celebratory Christmas brownies. The brownies are made with equal parts of flour and butter, and once baked, coated with fudge and crushed peppermint.

This no-fuss brownie recipe, courtesy of the famous actress Katharine Hepburn, is as straightforward and classic as the actress herself. Given there is very little flour in the batter, the brownies are incredibly fudgy.