Blondies
on Feb 16, 2021, Updated Jun 21, 2024
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Blondies are like brownie’s fun cousin! A perfectly textured cookie bar with a soft middle and edges that are the best kind of crispy. Winning combo! They are delicious and really easy to make. They travel well so they are a fun dessert to bring to a party or a picnic.
This is a great dessert recipe to have in your back pocket. You can mix them up in about 5 minutes and they taste so good. Blondies are great for any occasion. Take them to a potluck, game day, or just a fun after dinner treat.
Blondies are made with chopped pecans, chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips. They are rich, chewy, and easier to make than cookies. These cookie bars are a fun change from the typical brownie. I love eating them fresh out of the oven but they also freeze like a dream too.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- This recipe follows simple steps and requires common ingredients, making it straightforward for any home cook.
- The combination of brown sugar, pecans, and chocolate chips creates a deliciously sweet and nutty flavor.
- The blondies have a perfect texture and are baked to achieve a shiny, cracked top with a soft and chewy center.
- These blondies are a versatile treat and can be enjoyed on their own or customized with your favorite mix-ins and toppings.
Recipe Ingredients
- Flour – All-purpose
- Brown sugar
- Butter – I like to use unsalted for this sweet recipe
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Pecans
- Chocolate chips – You will need semisweet and white chocolate chips
- Baking powder
- Salt
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities
How to Make Blondies
Step 1. Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with greased aluminum foil.
Step 2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Step 3. In another bowl, whisk together melted butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla. Combine with dry ingredients.
Step 4. Fold in pecans and chocolate chips. Pour batter into the pan, bake for 22-25 minutes. Cool, then cut into bars.
Recipe FAQs
Blondies are really versatile and you can add lots of different things. Some ideas are adding M&Ms, butterscotch or peanut butter chips, or chopped up candy bars.
Watch blondies closely because if you bake them too long they will be dry and not as soft. You can insert a toothpick in the center of the pan to check for doneness. If the toothpick comes out clean, they are done. They will also start pulling away from the sides of the pan when they are close to done.
They are really similar in ingredients. However, brownies use chocolate and white sugar as the base and blondies are vanilla in flavor and use brown sugar. I think of Blondies like a really good chocolate chip cookie bar.
Expert Tips
- When combining the wet and dry ingredients, mix until just combined to avoid overworking the batter, which can result in dense blondies.
- Make sure the melted butter is cooled and the eggs are at room temperature to ensure a smooth batter and even baking.
- Halfway through baking, rotate the pan to ensure the blondies bake evenly, preventing over-browning on one side.
- Look for a shiny, cracked top and a firm touch to know when the blondies are done. A toothpick inserted should come out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter.
How to Serve and Store Blondies
Serve warm blondies with a scoop of vanilla or caramel ice cream for a delicious dessert. Add a drizzle of chocolate, caramel, or butterscotch sauce for extra indulgence. I also have other fun versions of this recipe like peanut butter blondies and white chocolate gingerbread blondies!
Keep blondies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. For longer storage, refrigerate for up to a week. To freeze, wrap individual blondie bars in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer-safe bag or container. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.
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Blondies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 350℉.
- Lay 2 sheets of aluminum foil perpendicular to each other in a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan, and push foil into the corners and sides of the pan, with extra foil hanging over the edges of the pan. Grease foil.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a second bowl, whisk sugar and melted butter together until combined. Add eggs and vanilla and whisk.
- Fold in flour mixture until just combined.
- Fold in pecans, semisweet chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking, until the top is shiny and cracked and feels firm to the touch.
- Let blondies cool completely. Using foil overhang, lift blondies from the pan. Cut into bars and serve.
Notes
- When combining the wet and dry ingredients, mix until just combined to avoid overworking the batter, which can result in dense blondies.
- Make sure the melted butter is cooled and the eggs are at room temperature to ensure a smooth batter and even baking.
- Halfway through baking, rotate the pan to ensure the blondies bake evenly, preventing over-browning on one side.
- Look for a shiny, cracked top and a firm touch to know when the blondies are done. A toothpick inserted should come out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter.
