Classic Fudge-Walnut Brownies

Sweet holy chocolate! Is it still light if I eat the whole pan? I needed to cook it for more like 35 min before it stopped being jiggly, but maybe my oven was off. I will investigate. I am super picky about my brownies. They need to be moist and dense and super chocolatey. I actually won't get brownies from most restaurants since they don't fit the bill, and I think box brownies tend to have horrible fake chocolate and overwhelming vanilla notes. These were perfect.

These were amazing! Super-fudgy, just the way I like my brownies! I made a few minor tweaks: semi-sweet chocolate chunks (only ones I could find), 1% milk (what I had on-hand), and I chopped the walnuts very finely, sprinkling them all on top instead of mixing some in. I did have to bake for at least 25 minutes, and the toothpick never came out clean, because they are so fudgy, but I didn't want to over-bake them, since I don't like dry brownies.

The brownies were delicious, no question. They are 4 points per portion in weight watchers, which of course is great, however, the portion is very small. It is the same size as those one bite brownies you might get at the super market. So you eat your one bite and then stare really hard at the plate since you want to gobble the remaining portions immediately! I would agree with the other reviewers. Even though the batter appears sufficiently moist there is a problem with the directions. It specifically notes that the expected cooking time is 22 minutes. You are suppose to test it with a tooth pick and it should come out basically dry with some crumbs sticking to it. If you wait for this result, it will be dry and crumbly, and it will take at least double the amount of time to get there. I think the key is what others realized, cook it a little longer then the directions specify, like about 10 minutes and regardless of what the toothpick looks like, pull them out.

These are the best brownies ever! I only had a 8-inch square glass baking dish, so like other reviewers said, I had to bake an extra 20 minutes or so. I added 1 Tbsp of instant espresso powder to the chocolate and milk before microwaving. Complements the chocolate flavor without a noticeable coffee taste.

This is a horrible recipe and probably one of the worst ones I've tried from CL. I totally agree with the reviewers who said this was way too dry. It was like dry crumbles and I followed the recipe exactly. This was a waste of time and ingredients. I will not make again.