Blondies

September 22, 2008

Here is a quick recipe for blondies (non-chocolate brownies). We made these first as a snack for my girlfriend’s study group for one of her classes. They were so delicious that I wanted some for myself, so I made them again.

You’ll need one and a half cups all-purpose flour, one teaspoon baking powder, a half teaspoon salt, one and a half cups packed light brown sugar, twelve tablespoons unsalted butter, two large eggs, four teaspoons vanilla extract, a half cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, a half cup white chocolate chips, and a cup of chopped pecans.

Begin by preheating your oven to 350° F and spraying a 9×13″ baking dish with vegetable oil. I used a Pyrex dish and the blondies didn’t stick at all, but the recipe suggests lining the pan with foil first, then spraying with oil.

Next, melt your butter and let it cool a little, then mix it the brown sugar in a bowl. Once the brown sugar and butter are adequately mixed, stir in the eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Finally, slowly stir the flour mixture into your brown sugar.

Stir in your chocolate and white chocolate chips. With the pecans, you have two options. The recipe recommends toasting them separately, then stirring them into the batter. For my batch however, I took untoasted pecans and sprinkled them on top of half the batter after it was spread in a pan, and let the oven do the toasting. It’s up to you. Either way, mix in what you want and spread the batter in your ban.

Just put the blondies in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Check the doneness by poking with a fork, knife or toothpick – you’re looking for it to come out clean.

Let them cool and serve.

Tips

• Again: you can toast the pecans and mix them in, or put them on top.
• Mine were done at around 20 minutes, so check them then.

Printable Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 12 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecans, chopped, toasted is optional

Recipe:

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Spray a 9×13″ baking pan with vegetable oil. Melt the butter and toast your pecans if preferred.
2. Mix the butter and brown sugar in a bowl. Then add the eggs and vanilla, mix well. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Slowly add the flour mixture to the brown sugar mixture. Mix them together well until there are no white streaks. Mix in the chocolate and white chocolate chips. Also mix in the toasted pecans if desired.
4. Pour your mixture into the baking pan. Spread evenly and add the pecans to the top if desired.
5. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a fork/knife/toothpick comes out clean from the center.

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