Gentlemen prefer Blondies!
Like that title? My husband Andy came up with that. He is so smart that way. I guess they call these "Blondies" cause they are like brownies, but.....well, blonde. The only chocolate added is in the form of chocolate chips, if you prefer. Or there are tons of other mix-ins that you can add. Like toffee, peanut butter chips, nuts, m&m's, or Reese cups/pieces, the list goes on and on. To me, they are like square chocolate chip cookies. They are about the taste and texture of them too. The recipe doesn't call for white sugar though, like regular cookies do, just brown sugar. I found this recipe from BakingBlonde. As the title say's it is her favorite, and I can see why. They went together very easily and were done in no time. Check it out.
List of Ingredients. Brown sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, vanilla, egg, butter and chocolate chips.
Wrap in foil and spray an 8x8 pan. And preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Melt the butter and let it cool for about 5 min.
Add the brown sugar. And beat till smooth.
Add the vanilla and egg and blend till it comes together.
Add the flour and salt.
And baking powder. And mix to combine.
The mixture will get kinda thick and scraggily. Fold in the chips, or nuts or toffee for whatever you choose. And put in prepared pan.
Pop'em in the oven and bake for 20-25 min. Mine were done at 22 min. After I took them out I added a bit of Dulce de Leche to one half of them.
Then I let them cool for about 15 min. Taking the foil from the sides of the pan, I lifted them out and placed them on my counter then cut them into 2 to 2 1/2 inch squares.
Here are the cut Dulce de leche ones. They went over pretty well. Meaning, I was the only one to eat them. Which is bad for me. Luckily I had a bit (and I am being generous here) of self-control and managed to put some away for my kids to take to school tomorrow for their teachers. I should be very popular this week! Emma and Andy liked the plain ones, but Stevie (who hasn't been feeling well for a few days) didn't like either of them. And he has to be feeling bad to turn down sweets. All-in-all they were pretty good. And, like I said earlier, they were easy to put together. I think I might double the recipe and take some to our next church lunch or school party. They held together well and didn't fall apart, which is always good for potluck get-togethers. Give them a try and let me know what you think.
Bakingblonde Blondies
Basic Blondies
6-7 TBS butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking powder (optional, creates lighter blondie texture)
"Add in's" (see below)
Preheat oven to 350.
Line an 8x8 pan with foil and lightly spray with PAM.
In a large microwave safe mixing bowl melt the butter. Allow to cool for 5 mintues. Mix the brown sugar with the melted butter and beat until smooth. Beat in egg and
then vanilla. Add salt, stir in flour and baking powder (if using). Mix in any additions (some ideas below).
Pour into prepared pan and use a greased spatula to evenly spread mixture in pan and level the top. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until set in the middle. (I baked for 22
minutes)Cool on rack before cutting.
Add in ideas:
1/2 to 1 cup chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate or butterscotch chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans, walnuts, almonds
1/2 cup M&M candies1/2 chopped Reese's PB cups
1/4 cup toffee pieces
1/2 tsp mint extract in addition to, or in the place of vanilla extract