Mmmm…blondies

I love the nest cooking board and tonight Annie’s Eats blog post about blondies caught my eye and I had to make them.  She’s right- they’re a great dessert because I have all the ingredients for them on hand.  Her instructions were great so I am going to copy and paste them.  I used toffee bits, chocolate chips and pecans as my mix-ins.  So yummy!  I had never lined a pan for baking before but the foil definitely makes getting the blondies out easier.  Plus you just wrap it in foil to store and you don’t even have to wash the pan.  I will be using that tip in more of my baking. 

Basic Blondies

Ingredients:
7-8 tbsp. butter, melted
1 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup flour
¼ tsp. baking powder

Mix-ins of your choice (see options below)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°. Line an 8×8” baking pan with foil and spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter in the microwave. Allow to cool for 5 minutes. In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix the brown sugar with the melted butter and beat until smooth. Beat in the egg and then the vanilla. Add the salt, flour and baking powder and mix until just combined. Stir in your choice of mix-ins with a wooden spoon. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread to level the top. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until set in the middle. Allow to cool on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

Mix-in ideas:
½ – 1 cup chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips or butterscotch chips
½ cup chopped pecans, walnuts or almonds
½ cup M&Ms
½ cup chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups
¼ cup toffee pieces½ tsp. mint extract, in addition to or in place of the vanilla extract

Source: Blonde Ambition in the Kitchen