In American cooking, a chocolate brownie, also known as a brownie or a Boston brownie, is a small, rich, chocolate cake, similar to a cookie, named after its rich brown color. It is sometimes covered with fudge and may contain nuts, chips (chocolate, butterscotch, peanut butter, etc.). The first known mention of a brownie is believed to be in the 1897 Sears and Roebuck catalog. Brownies often have an icing, either chocolate icing or an icing sugar based icing flavored with either vanilla or mint extract.
The brownie was invented by the chef at the Palmer House... Read More