Homemade Blondies Recipe

Posted By Amirah

 Here's the recipe for these delicious blondies. They are just like brownies but without the chocolate. I decided to make them, and they came out pretty good. So, I wanted to share this delicious recipe with you.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick, 4 ounces or 113 grams) butter, melted

1 cup (218 grams or 7 3/4 ounces for light; 238 grams or 8 3/8 ounces for 

dark) brown sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Pinch salt

1 cup (4 3/8 ounces or 125 grams) all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Butter an 8×8 pan

2. Mix melted butter with brown sugar – beat until smooth. Beat in egg 

and then vanilla.

3. Add salt, stir in flour. Mix in any additions (below).

4. Pour into prepared pan. 

5. Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes, or until set in the 

middle.

6. Enjoy your blondies :)

Additions

1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts, toasting them first for even better flavor

1/2 to 1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 teaspoon mint extract in addition to or in place of the vanilla

1/2 cup mashed bananas

1/4 cup bourbon, scotch or other whiskey; increase the flour by one 

tablespoon

2 tablespoons of espresso powder with the vanilla

Stir 1/2 cup dried fruit, especially dried cherries, into the prepared batter

Top with a vanilla butter cream or chocolate peanut butter cream frosting

I got this recipe from http://smittenkitchen.com/