The Great Brownie Debate

ahimsachef writes: I'm still searching for the perfect recipe, but for now Trader Joe's Truffle Brownies are my favorite. Posted: 3:27 am on February 13th

BasementBaker writes: Any brownie is alright with me. Alice Medrich has a recipe on finecooking.com that I love. It uses american process cocoa powder - so much easier than chopping chocolate and still super rich. Oh, the Rich, Fudgy Brownies recipe above also uses cocoa powder. Posted: 11:46 am on February 11th

AuntJenny writes: I love them all-- cakey, fudgy, nuts/no nuts, etc. The only criterion for me is to use REALLY good ingredients: you can't make a good brownie without good chocolate. Every year for her birthday, I send my dear friend Maura (THE brownie diva) a pound or so of unsweetened Scharffen Berger chocolate so she can elevate her already awesome brownies to the next level. Check out her blog post about it:

http://maurarose.livejournal.com/tag/brownies
Posted: 4:37 pm on February 10th

cookykamp writes: My "go-to" brownie is Fine Cooking's recipe for "Rich, Fudgy Brownies". They are awesome! I add pecans to the recipe, as we love a Rich, Fudgy, Nutty brownie. Love, love, love 'em! Posted: 2:58 pm on February 10th

darladog writes: I like to make the Five Minute brownie recipe on the box of Baker's Un Sweetened Chocolate. I add nuts most times and occasionally bittersweet chocolate chips. Posted: 12:25 pm on February 8th

JofSouthbury writes: I would love to find the recipe for my Grandmother's brownies, as I will forever compare all scratch brownies with hers. They were light in weight and not filling, but a nice combo of cake-fudge together. If I find it, I'll send it in. Posted: 12:41 pm on February 7th

liannenc writes: I love fudgy brownies, and my husband and daughter would eat any kind I make as long as I leave out nuts (which I also love!). I've recent discovered Ina Garten's "Outrageous Brownies" recipe and it is truly "to die for" ... it's so good that now anytime my friends have a gathering, I am the designated brownie bringer! I will use box mixes, though, and my favorite is the Truffle Brownie one from Trader Joe's... easy and yummy! Posted: 11:10 am on February 6th

Pielove writes: Alas, we are a house divided! I love the chewy brownies, my five-year-old daughter prefers the fudgy, and my husband would rather have a pie. Luckily we can have it all-- and we will have it all, because I am on a major pantry and freezer cleaning rampage. So that unsweetened chocolate, and that cocoa-- they all have to go. Fortunately, I have help. Just last week my daughter made her first batch of brownies, measuring the dry ingredients, mixing and sifting. More brownies!! Posted: 11:52 am on February 5th