The BuzzFeed Brownies and Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Taste Test: I’m doing something a little different on my YouTube today…
Instead of creating and sharing one of my own creations, I’m testing BuzzFeed Tasty creations.
BuzzFeed’s The Best Fudgy Brownies Taste Test
If you watch the BuzzFeed Tasty Food Videos I’m sure you would have the ‘The Best Fudgy Brownies Ever’ and ‘The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies’.
BuzzFeed’s The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Taste Test
I’m always dubious and cautious when seeing claims of the best, fudgy brownies or chocolate chip cookies. After all, I believe I have the fudgiest brownies with these Flourless Fudge Brownies. I’m also just as cautious when people claim the greatest, chewy chocolate chip cookies. I mean, I have these===>>> Chocolate Chip Cookies.
BuzzFeed’s The Best Fudgy Brownies Taste Test
However, I was intrigued – as I’m sure a lot of us are – when we see Tasty’s recipe videos taking over our social media. So, on behalf of us all, I turned the kitchen into the BuzzFeed Recipe Test Kitchen. Watch the results below!
Below you will find copies of the recipes with my notes and few adjustments I made to them. You can find the links to the BuzzFeed recipes here and here.
BuzzFeed’s The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Taste Test
I hope you enjoyed today’s video and short post. I know it’s a bit different to my normal posts so let me know in the comments if you enjoy this type of content or not! I would also love to hear your results with either of these recipes!
BuzzFeed’s The Best Fudgy Brownies Taste Test
BuzzFeed’s The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Taste Test
BuzzFeed's Tasty Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Sugar (75g)
- 2/3 Cup Brown Sugar (130g)
- 1/2 Cup Butter, Melted (110g)
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 and 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour (155g)
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 3/4 Cups Milk Chocolate, Chopped (135g)
- 3/4 Cups Dark Chocolate, Chopped (135g)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars and butter.
- Whisk in the egg and vanilla, beating until light ribbons fall off the whisk.
- Stir in the flour and baking soda and then mix with a spatula.
- Fold in the chocolate chunks evenly, then chill the dough for at least 40 minutes. For less spreading, chill the the dough longer.
- Roll the cookie dough into balls and place onto the prepared baking tray leaving space between each cookie to allow for spreading.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges have started to barely brown.
Notes
Nutrition
Buzzfeed's Best Fudgy Brownies
Ingredients
- 2/3 Cups Butter, Melted (150g)
- 1 Cup Sugar (200g)
- 2 Large Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 and 1/4 Cups Dark Chocolate (225g)
- 3/4 Cup Flour (95g)
- 1/4 Cup Cocoa (24g)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C and line a 9" baking pan with baking paper.
- Chop the chocolate into chunks. Melt 4oz and save the other half for later.
- Beat the butter and sugar together and then beat in the eggs and vanilla for 1-2 minutes until the mixture has becomes light and fluffy
- Whisk in the melted chocolate and then sift in the flour and cocoa powder
- Fold the dry ingredients, being careful not to overmix as this will cause the brownies to be more cake-like in texture.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, depending on how fudgy you like your brownies, then cool completely.
Nutrition
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