For a chocoholic, there is perhaps no bar more perfect than a brownie. What's not to love? Crackly edges and a slightly fudgy middle. Certainly, you can use a mix, but I personally feel that making brownies from scratch is just as easy and so much better.
Is this a copycat Nestle Toll House Brownie recipe?
This recipe is not a copycat. It's an actual copy of the original. Nestle used to print this recipe on the back of Toll House chocolate chips, right next to their chocolate chip cookie recipe. Thankfully, I cut this from the bag long ago, because at some point they stopped printing both those recipes. Now, only the cookie is there. Nestle does have a brownie recipe on its website, but it is slightly different.
The recipe I am posting here is reproduced from the little scrap of paper cut from the back of a bags of chocolate chips many years ago. It had the teeniest, tiniest font ever! LOL. As a service to you, I am reproducing the recipe in a larger font. You're welcome!
Why is this called "Double Chocolate" brownie?
These are really two brownie recipes. There is one that uses one cup (½ a package) of melted chocolate chips to make the brownie batter. Once the batter is made, the remaining chips in the package are added before baking. This incorporates chocolate chips with a traditional brownie. Some find it fabulous when eaten warm with the chips all "melty" inside.
The other recipe is more traditional. As in no chocolate chips. I typically skip the last step in the previous recipe and just bake the brownies with no chips added. These are like my mom's brownies. I guess I'm a traditional girl.
Note: As previously mentioned, I've listed the extra cup of chocolate chips as optional in the recipe. And, I did the same with nuts. The original recipe does include nuts, but I almost never include them. It's like the Hatfields and McCoys: People are either "No nuts!!" or "Yes nuts!!" when it comes to brownies, so feel free to add or not as you prefer.
No matter which option, you'll love 'em!
Ingredients
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Butter
- Sugar
- Water
- Chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs
- Optional: nuts
How to Make Nestle Toll House Brownies
- To make these brownies, start by combining the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and salt) in a small bowl and set aside.
- Place the butter in a small saucepan with the sugar and water. Heat, stirring frequently, on medium to medium-high heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat and immediately add a cup of the chocolate chips and the vanilla. Stir until the chocolate chips have completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Transfer the chocolate mixture to a large bowl.
- Now add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition to ensure they are completely mixed in.
- Once the eggs are completely mixed in, start adding the flour mixture. I like to add this a little at a time, combining very well before adding more.
- Once the flour is completely incorporated, add in any optional ingredients (nuts, extra chocolate chips) and then transfer the batter to a greased 8- or 9-inch square baking pan.
- Bake the brownies for 30 to 35 minutes at 325F.
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Nestle Brownie Recipe Variations
As written, this recipe has a built-in variation: either with or without the additional chocolate chips. I encourage you to add the extra chips if you're planning to serve these brownies warm, because you really can't beat those bursts of melted chocolate in every brownie!
You can also add nuts of course, but there are many other creative options. Here are a few ideas to try:
- Use white chocolate chips as the additional add-in.
- Add some dried cranberries or dried cherries in place of the nuts.
- I added some matcha powder and used white chocolate to make matcha brownies, with fabulous results!
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Toll House Brownies
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup flour all purpose
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 TB water
- 6 oz 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- Optional: ½ cup chopped nuts
- Optional: 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a small saucepan, combine butter, sugar and water. Bring just to a boil then remove from heat. Add 1 cup chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir until chips have melted and mixture is smooth. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Gradually blend in flour mixture.
- (Optional) Stir in remaining 1 cup of chips and/or nuts.
- Spread into greased 9-inch square baking pan.
- Bake 30-35 minutes at 325F.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
FAQ and serving suggestions
I know what you are referring to, and those are called cookie bars. Or, from the Nestle website "Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Pan Cookie" which is quite the mouthful. I do think some people call these blonde brownies, but really, a brownie is chocolate. Let's not cross the streams!
Talk about Hatfields and the McCoys, frosting on brownies are fighting words, to some, right up there with nuts/no nuts. If you frost, of course, use a quality chocolate frosting. I do not frost. At most, I will do a light dusting of powdered sugar. If I decide I need more, I embellish in ways described below.
I love brownies. Most days I would happily eat a perfect fudgy little square and be done with it. But lately, The Carnivore and I can't seem to stop taking it over the top. We have adopted the habit of making brownie sundaes. Take a brownie, add a scoop of ice cream and drizzle some hot fudge or caramel sauce over the ice cream or the brownie. Or both. So delicious! So decadent!
#guiltypleasure #youonlyliveonce
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McDonna
Nestle must have modified the recipe more than once over the years. The one I have used from the back of the bag is from the mid-1970's. (Yes, I am that old!) I've made it so many times I've memorized it but couldn't remember the baking temp and time.
The one I use is:
1 1/2 c. Self-rising flour
1 c. Sugar
1 stick of butter
2 teaspoons vanilla (my own modification)
1 c. Chocolate chips
3/4 c. Chocolate chips
Melt butter, sugar and 1 c. Chocolate chips over low heat. Stir until thoroughly combined.
Add in eggs and stir well. Add SR flour. Stir in nuts (optional) and 3/4 c. Chocolate chips.
Pour in 13 x 9 inch baking pan. 325° for 25-ish minutes.
Sometimes I add more chocolate chips when I pull the pan from the oven. Once they soften they are very spreadable like frosting.
These are faster to make from scratch than to use a box mix and see infinitely more delicious!
Thanks for this post. It helped me remember the two missing details. 💝
Sula
Ah, your version makes a 13x9 pan, very nice! I think a recent version uses cocoa instead of chocolate chips - I like the chips better! Thanks for sharing!