What family recipe do you have for homemade cookies/brownies?

Eds: What family recipe do you have for homemade cookies/brownies?
I am looking for an interesting homemade cookie and/or brownie that I can serve to our family and use it for several days. There are only three living in our home now. I appreciate your assistance in this matter.

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Answer by MandooPandoo
This recipe from Barefoot Contessa is the best I’ve ever had. Sooo moist. And don’t be thrown by the coffee in it. They won’t taste like mocha, but rather the coffee enhances the chocolate. I actually omit the walnuts and substitute Espresso powder for coffee powder for an even stronger taste.

Outrageous Brownies

1 pound unsalted butter
1 pound plus 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, divided
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee powder
2 tablespoons real vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided (1 cup for batter and 1/4 cup in the chips and nuts)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups diced walnut pieces

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 18 by 1 1/2-inch sheet pan.
Melt together the butter, 1 pound chocolate chips, and unsweetened chocolate on top of a double boiler. Cool slightly. Stir together the eggs, instant coffee, vanilla and sugar. Stir in the warm chocolate mixture and cool to room temperature.

Stir together 1 cup of the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips with 1/4 cup flour to coat. Then add to the chocolate batter. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for about 30 minutes, or until tester just comes out clean. Halfway through the baking, rap the pan against the oven shelf to allow air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. Do not over-bake! Cool thoroughly, refrigerate well and cut into squares.

Answer by whitney r
try this one:

2 cups of flour
3 tbsp of cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
1/3 cup of oil
1/4 cup of water
1/2 cup of walnuts (optional)
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

preheat oven to 350 degrees. mix all dry ingredients in large bowl. add eggs,water,and oil . pour into greased baking pan. bake for 35 min of until toothpick comes out clean in the middle

Answer by Megan K
the best chocolate chip cookies are on foodnetwork.com. search for “the chewy”, it is a recipe by alton brown. everyone loves these, they stay chewy for days if stored well. good luck!

Answer by Sue B
Hope no one is allergic to Peanut butter!, These looked so Yummy! Not mine— However: They are now! Enjoy!-Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

1/2 cup butter — plus 2 tablespoons
1/2 cup peanut butter — plus 2 tablespoons
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups old-fashioned oats — uncooked
1 package semisweet chocolate chips — 12 ounce

Heat oven to 375’F. Beat butters and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. Add combined flour, baking soda and salt; mix well.
Stir in oats and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes.

Answer by beano
Grandma’s Pumpkin Bars

4 eggs
1 2/3 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
16 oz. can pumpkin
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda

Cream Cheese Frosting

3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

Beat together eggs, sugar, oil & pumpkin. Sift together dry ingredients and add; mix thoroughly. Spread on an ungreased 15 x 10 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cool. Frost with cream cheese frosting. (FROSTING: Cream all ingredients together.)

These are SO good! And you can keep them for days…if they last that long!

Answer by becki
I found this recipe a while back and changed it up some. It has been a big hit with everyone I’ve made them for and is quite easy.

Pecan Cookies

11/2 cups chopped pecans
1 cup butter, softened and (1 Tbs.butter for cooking pecans)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg yolk (yellow part of egg)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups self-rising flour

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place 1 Tbs. butter in baking dish with pecans and toast about 5 – 7 minutes stirring frequently. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.

Change oven setting to 375 degrees for baking the cookies.

In mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually add flour.

Roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll into toasted pecans pressing down slightly so pecans go into dough. Place on ungreased cooking sheet about 1inch apart. Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges began to brown.
Makes about 4 dozen.

***Helpful hint*** You can make up these cookies (dough form), lay them on a sheet pan and freeze them. Then remove them and place them in a freezer container with instructions on cooking time. You can take out however many you want to cook whether its 2 or 20.

Answer by ♥xvioletx1882♥
Congo Squares

They are a bar type cookie that has been a family tradition for Christmas!! My mom made them every year up until she passed! I keep the tradition going with my family!! ENJOY!!

3/4 Cup melted Butter
2 1/4 Cups Packed Brown Sugar
3 Eggs
2 1/2 Tspns Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Chopped walnuts(Optional)
6 oz Semi-sweet Chips
6 oz Butterscotch chips

Method:
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan and set aside.

In a large bowl combine butter or margerine and Brown Sugar,Cool slightly.

Beat eggs in one at a time.

In a seperate bowl combine Flour,Baking Powder,and Salt;Add to Sugar mixture and mix well.

Stir in Chocolate Chips,Butterscotch chips, and nuts(OPTIONAL).

Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 25 – 30 minuets.

When ALMOST cool cut into squares.

Make sure you have some milk for them!!

Answer by YourMainMan
i would tell yiou but then it wouldnt be a secret any more!^♥

Answer by GranGran
Congo Squares
2 sticks or 1 cup butter,1 pound box light brown sugar,2 3/4 cup self-rising flour,3 eggs,1 small package cho. chips and 1 cup nuts.Cook in 300* oven for 40 or 50 min.

Answer by annazzz1966
Cheap and Quick Brownies

3 boxes “Jiffy” brownie mix
3 eggs
3 tbsp water
3 tbsp oil
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Shortening to grease an oblong pan

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients together. Batter will be stiff. Spread into greased oblong pan and spread nuts ontop. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until middle springs back when you touch it. Makes 2 dozen.