Brownies are baked treats that are square in shape and are flat. They are usually sliced from a cake and they have the texture of something in between a cookie and a cake. There are a variety of brownies available in the market for you and your love ones as well. The types of brownies depend on their density and the ingredients that they have. Brownies can either be more of a cake than more of a cookie and vice versa. The most essential ingredient of brownies is chocolate while the other ingredients that can be added to brownies to enrich their flavour may include frostings, chocolate chips, nuts and cream cheese or basically anything that you can think of. The most popular ones are brownies with chocolate chips and caramel brownies.

Brownies are among the foods best eaten using the hands. They go good together with coffee or milk depending on your preference. Most restaurants serve brownies as desserts or as snacks and the brownies are usually topped with ice cream or whipped cream. Although eating brownies without the toppings is already a very delicious experience that one should definitely try even at your own homes.

The first brownies were baked in Chicago, Illinois with the ingredients including walnuts and apricot glaze. Afterwards, several other recipes were printed in various cookbooks and brownies became known as baked treats smaller than a cake and can easily be eaten. Before, brownies were only famous in the United States and Canada, now however, brownies are known all over the world.

Aside from satisfying one's hunger, brownies are definitely good gift ideas to your love ones any time of the year but most especially during the holiday season, Valentine's Day or their birthdays. You can bake them if you know how to and if you want to give your gifts a more personal touch. If however, you do not know how to bake or find baking very difficult and time-consuming, you can easily order from your nearest bakeshop, or even online.

Deciding for the perfect brownie gifts can be tough, but knowing your love ones' personal favorites will definitely be a big help in deciding what to give them. If however you do not know, you can send them brownies that you like for them to try. If you are still undecided, you can immediately go for the traditional chocolate chip brownies. Even though, they are not that new in terms of taste and ingredients, chocolate chip brownies are among the most popular brownies both kids and adults alike and your recipients will definitely love it.

Brownies are usually sent in boxes and the number of brownies per box range from half a dozen to dozens. If you are only giving it to a single person, half a dozen will do. But if it is for a whole family, a box of a dozen brownies can be enough. You can also decorate the boxes depending on the occasion, and you are all set for your brownie gift.