brownies

Dense chocolate bars

Brownies are dense, fudgy chocolate squares—a classic American dessert somewhere between cake and cookie: She brought a pan of brownies to the potluck.

In folklore, brownies are helpful household spirits who do chores at night.

Brownie is also a junior level of Girl Scouts or Girl Guides, for girls roughly ages six to eight.

The plural sometimes refers to brown fat cells in biology.

texture

fudgy

Dense and moist

  • cakeyThickly layered, dry-looking
  • chewyResisting easy biting
  • gooeySoft and sticky

dense · moist · crackly · rich · velvety · decadent · molten · soft · thick · crumbly

baking

oven

Enclosed cooking chamber

  • batterUncooked cake mixture
  • panShallow cooking vessel
  • recipeCooking preparation instructions

flour · eggs · sugar · cocoa · vanilla · mixing · preheat · temperature · timer · edges

indulgence

treat

Something pleasantly special

rich · comfort · homemade · warm · ice-cream · snack · temptation · satisfaction · delight · potluck

folklore

sprites

Tiny supernatural beings

pixies · mythical · mischievous · helpful · nocturnal · chores · legends · Scottish · English · farmhouse

chocolate

cocoa

Ground cacao seed powder

chips · morsels · cacao · ganache · fudge · melted · swirl · drizzle · glaze · coating

scouts

troop

Mobile group, organized

campfire · jamboree · service · pledge · handbook · volunteer · merit · sash · patrol · camping

variations

blondies

Vanilla-based bar cookies

  • walnutEdible hard-shelled seed
  • pecanEdible hickory seed
  • mintAromatic culinary herb

espresso · raspberry · stuffed · swirled · frosted · layered · cosmic · s'mores · turtle · cheesecake

Categories
Opposites
baked good texture/density

browniesangel food cake

Foam-based white sponge

meringues · soufflé · sponge cake · macarons · chiffon cake

girl scout/guide rank

browniesEagle Scouts

Scouting's highest rank achievers

Boy Scouts

folklore creatures

browniesboggarts

Malevolent household spirits

goblins · gremlins · poltergeists · redcaps · bogies

Phrases
Family

brownie, brownish, browning, Brownian

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G