Chocolate Chip Blondies

Easy and delicious cookie bars go in the oven in less than 10 minutes. Then, 20 minutes later, you have a chewy, rich, and satisfying dessert or snack, perfect for surprise guests and sweet-tooth attacks.

Course Dessert/Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 209kcal

Author Imma

Ingredients

cooking spray for the baking pan
½ cup (113g) unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon (5g) baking powder
½ teaspoon (2-3g) salt
1 large egg
1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla extract
1 teaspoon (5ml) almond extract
½ cup (107g) brown sugar
¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
1 8-ounce package (227g) chocolate chips (about 1 cup)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Spray an 8"×8" brownie pan with cooking spray, and set aside.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Set aside and let it cool slightly.
While the butter is melting, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set it aside.
Whisk the eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl until combined.
Stir in the butter, add the flour mixture, and stir until everything is fully incorporated.
Fold in the chocolate chips and other desired add-ins.
Scoop the blondie batter into the greased baking pan and bake for 20-30 minutes (depending on your oven), or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let it cool before slicing it into square shapes (I cut them into 12 squares, but you can make them smaller for a crowd or larger for yourself).

Notes

While mixing the dry ingredients separately incorporates the baking powder more evenly, you can dump and mix all the ingredients for a time-saving hack.
Let the eggs come to room temperature for better mixing.
Softened butter works as well as melted butter for another time-saver.
Avoid overmixing the batter and developing the gluten too much to keep them tender and chewy.
Please remember that the nutritional data is an estimate and can vary widely based on the products used in the recipe.

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