Blondies

Blondies are like a brownie without the chocolate: Sweet, golden, and buttery, these easy bars are made with just 6 simple ingredients.

Recipe ingredients

Step-by-step instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Make a “sling” out of foil to line the baking pan, and treat the inside of the pan with nonstick spray. This will help you lift the cookies out of the pan when they’re finished baking. Mix together the flour and salt in a bowl and set it aside.

2. Stir the brown sugar and the butter together in a saucepan over medium heat. Keep stirring as the butter melts and the sugar dissolves into the butter. Once that happens, cook (keep stirring!) for one minute. Let the mixture come to a bubble, without actually boiling. Remove from the heat and let cool for about 10 minutes.

3. Once slightly cool, add the egg and vanilla to the butter/sugar and stir. Then add the flour mixture and stir until the batter is just combined.

4. Next, pour the batter out into the prepared pan and gently smooth the top of the batter.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes, just until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, with only a few crumbs attached. The center should bounce back a bit when gently pressed.

6. Then remove from the oven and allow to completely cool on a wire rack. Finally, you can lift it out of the pan and cut into squares.

Recipe tips and variations

• Yield: This recipe makes 16 (2-inch x 2-inch) bars.
• Storage: Once cool, store covered at room temperature for up to 4 days.
• Freezing: To freeze, wrap the cut-up Blondies tightly in plastic wrap, then transfer to an airtight container or freezer bag. Freeze for up to three months. Thaw at room temperature.
• Don’t over-bake. Above all, a homemade Blondie should be soft and chewy. They’ll continue to firm up as they cool in the baking pan.
• White chocolate: For bites of extra sweetness, stir ½ cup white chocolate chips into the batter before baking.

More classic desserts

Cake Recipes

Angel Food Cake

Cake Recipes

Tiramisu

Cake Recipes

Easy Ice Cream Cake (DQ Copycat)

Fruit Dessert Recipes

Strawberry Shortcake

Blondies

By Meggan Hill

Blondies are like a brownie without the chocolate: Sweet, golden, and buttery, these easy bars are made with just 6 simple ingredients.

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 55 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Servings 16 bars

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Calories 163

5 from 17 votes

ReviewPrint

Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• ▢ 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/2 cup butter
• ▢ 1 ½ cups light brown sugar
• ▢ 1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk at room temperature
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions 

• Adjust oven rack to the middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with a foil sling and coat with nonstick spray. In a medium bowl, mix flour and salt together. Set aside.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter and brown sugar. Heat, stirring often, until the sugar has dissolved. Continue to cook about 1 minute longer; the mixture should bubble but not boil. Cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• To the cooled mixture, add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Add the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
• Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until the center is springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean with a few crumbs attached, about 25 to 35 minutes. Do not over bake.
• Cool completely in pan on a wire rack, about 2 hours. Remove from pan using foil sling and cut into 16 squares. 

Recipe Video

Notes

1. Yield: This recipe makes 16 (2-inch x 2-inch) bars.
2. Storage: Once cool, store covered at room temperature for up to 4 days.
3. Freezing: To freeze, wrap the cut-up Blondies tightly in plastic wrap, then transfer to an airtight container or freezer bag. Freeze for up to three months. Thaw at room temperature.
4. Don’t over-bake. Above all, a homemade Blondie should be soft and chewy. They’ll continue to firm up as they cool in the baking pan.
5. White chocolate: For bites of extra sweetness, stir ½ cup white chocolate chips into the batter before baking.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 2″ x 2″ barCalories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 42mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 194IUCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg

Did you make this recipe?Tag @culinaryhill on Instagram so we can admire your masterpiece! #culinaryhill

Meggan Hill

Website | + posts

Meggan Hill is a classically-trained chef and professional writer. Her meticulously-tested recipes and detailed tutorials bring confidence and success to home cooks everywhere. Meggan has been featured on NPR, HuffPost, FoxNews, LA Times, and more.

• Meggan Hill

  https://www.culinaryhill.com/about/

  Chicken Gyros Recipe
• Meggan Hill

  https://www.culinaryhill.com/about/

  Steamed Cabbage
• Meggan Hill

  https://www.culinaryhill.com/about/

  Ginger Sauce
• Meggan Hill

  https://www.culinaryhill.com/about/

  Frog Eye Salad