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Brown Butter Blondies

Blondies are the underrated cousin of the brownie and these deserve way more attention. Brown butter adds this deep nutty toffee flavor that makes them taste like something a professional bakery would charge $5 a square for. They come together in one pot and one pan, and they bake in 25 minutes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 20 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped walnuts

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper.
  2. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently until it turns golden brown and smells nutty, about 5 minutes; remove from heat.
  3. Whisk brown sugar into hot brown butter until combined, then let cool 5 minutes.
  4. Whisk in eggs and vanilla, then stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
  5. Fold in chocolate chips or walnuts, then spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
  6. Bake 22-26 minutes until top is golden and shiny and a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
  7. Cool completely before cutting into bars.