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Classic Baker's Chocolate 'One Bowl' Brownies

Adapted from the original Baker's Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate packaging. Back of the Bag is not affiliated with Baker's.

"The legendary 1980s chocolate bar recipe that redefined homemade brownies."

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min 24 brownies
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Classic Baker's Chocolate 'One Bowl' Brownies

The Story

Introduced in a massive advertising campaign in the late 1980s, this recipe simplified the brownie-making process by using a single microwaveable bowl. It quickly became the gold standard for fudgy, dense brownies, replacing more complex double-boiler methods and cementing Baker's dominance in the baking aisle.

From the back of Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate — since 1988

Ingredients

  • 4 squares Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. 2

    Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH for 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.

  3. 3

    Stir sugar into chocolate until well blended. Mix in eggs and vanilla.

  4. 4

    Stir in flour and nuts until well blended.

  5. 5

    Spread in greased 13x9-inch baking pan.

  6. 6

    Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. Do not overbake.

  7. 7

    Cool in pan and cut into squares.