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[The Cookie Elf] One-Bowl Brownies: Bake America’s Favorite Bar Cookies for Summer!
July 07, 2020
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Cookie Recipe of the Week: One-Bowl Brownies - Easy Bar Cookies for Summer


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The traditional recipe for One-Bowl Brownies is found on the back of the box for Baker’s® Unsweetened Chocolate … and has been for decades.

It is a brainchild of the Baker Chocolate Company, the oldest producer of chocolate in the United States.

It’s the perfect way to celebrate the summer – make America’s favorite bar cookies with this super-easy recipe!

  • Use just 6 ingredients (7 if you include nuts)
  • Save mess because you use just one bowl
  • Mix the brownies by hand – no electric mixer needed
  • Have them in the oven in 10 minutes or less!

Best of all … the taste is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

Happy Birthday, USA!

Prep time: about 10 minutes
Bake time: 35-40 minutes
Makes 25 squares

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That’s it for now. See you next time!

Happy baking,

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