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Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Apple Toffee Blondies with Brown Sugar Frosting

Recipe adapted from Sweet Pea’s Kitchen and Cookies and Cups

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I certainly did. I don’t want to see any ham, stuffing or mashed potatoes for a while though! With Christmas right around the corner I am sure many of you are busy decorating and planning out your holiday baking. While these may not be a very traditional holiday treat, they are certainly a very delicious one! I have actually made these three times already, which rarely ever happens for me anymore. The first time I made them without the frosting (mainly to save time), and they were fabulous by themselves. The second (and third) time I added the frosting, and it takes them to a whole new level. They are by far the the most moist and chewy blondies I have ever eaten. The apple and toffee combination is fantastic, and I would love to try it again with other recipes. Enjoy!

Apple Toffee Blondies with Brown Sugar Frosting
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Blondies:
⅔ cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
1 medium apple, peeled and chopped
¾ cup toffee bits

Frosting:
½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the butter and brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time and mix until combined. Add vanilla. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Add to liquid ingredients. Add chopped apple and toffee pieces. Spread into a well greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake for approximately 30 minutes.

To make the frosting combine butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add powdered sugar and milk. Spread over cooled bars.

Tags: Apple, Bars, Blondies, Buttercream, Cinnamon, Fall recipes

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Monday, March 7th, 2011

Whopper Blondies

Recipe adapted from Culinary Concoctions by Peabody

Right now I have 166 recipes saved in my Google Reader. Add in various different recipes I have bookmarked from all over the internet and the number is over 200. Also add in recipes that I have archived in FoodBuzz and have printed or pulled out from magazines and the list approaches 300 (and I add to it everyday)!

Even if I stopped blogging I would still be collecting all of these recipes because they all look and sound so amazing that I can’t wait to try them! Instead of finding a new recipe and making it right away I am really making a conscious effort to plow through some of the recipes that I have saved from almost a year ago now, starting with these blondies.

Growing up I remember Whoppers being one of my favorite candies, and still ranks up there today. A few years ago I started adding the candy to cookies and I was thrilled with the result, so I knew that adding them to blondies would be excellent as well. The malted milk powder and dark brown sugar give these an amazing taste and perfectly chewy texture. I now have an entire container of malted milk powder that I can’t wait to use up.

I did find that after several days these became hard and dry, so I would recommend a) bringing them to your friends/neighbors/coworkers, b) cutting the recipe in half and making a smaller pan, or c) eating them all yourself!

Enjoy!

Whopper Blondies
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1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, room temperature
1 ¾ cup dark brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 Tbsp malted milk powder
1 ½ cups Whoppers candy (or any other malted milk ball candy)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and malted milk powder. Set aside.

With an electric mixer beat together the butter and brown sugar until well combined. Add eggs and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix just until combined.

Chop the malted milk balls with a food processor (leaving some large pieces). You can also place the candy in a gallon size plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Pour candy into batter and stir until combined.

Place batter into a greased 9 x 13 pan and smooth until spread evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

Tags: Bars, Blondies, Candy

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Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Snickerdoodle Blondies

Recipe adapted from Brown Eyed Baker

Snickerdoodles were one of the first Christmas cookies I made when I started doing my own holiday baking, so they will always have a special place in my baking heart. I am guaranteed to love anything with a cinnamon and sugar combination so anything with the word snickerdoodle really grabs my attention.

Sidebar: Does anyone know how these cookies got their name since there are no “snickers” or anything remotely chocolate involved?

These blondies started hitting the blog circuit this past summer and I bookmarked them immediately, but to me anything snickerdoodle is a holiday treat. Any blondie recipe is usually simple to make and these are no different. The dough gets thick, and when you spread it in the pan try to get it as smooth as possible because any marks left will be noticeable even once they are baked (as you can see in my picture). These smell absolutely wonderful while they are baking and will definitely fill your house with a holiday aroma. Enjoy!

Snickerdoodle Blondies
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1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, room temperature
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbsp vanilla
2 ⅔ cup all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×9 inch baking pan and set aside. Beat together the butter and brown sugar, then add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Slowly add to liquid ingredients and mix until combined. Dough will be thick. Spread into greased pan and smooth top as much as possible (either with back of spoon or spatula). Combine cinnamon and sugar, then sprinkle on top of dough. Bake for approximately 30 minutes.

Tags: Blondies, Christmas, Cinnamon

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Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Pumpkin Blondies

Recipe adapted from Sugarcrafter

I hope you guys aren’t getting sick of pumpkin recipes yet, because I have at least two more in the works! I was a little disappointed with the very first blondies I made, certainly not because of the taste, but of how thin they turned out. I was a little nervous to try making some again but this recipe was just too hard to resist. I really don’t care much for coconut so I had to leave it out. I remember a fellow blogger talking about how great the combination of pumpkin and butterscotch was so I decided to give it a try, and I’m so glad I did! This recipes contains all of the classic flavors that go along with pumpkin (cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves), but the white chocolate and butterscotch are excellent as well. The texture is so moist and almost cake-like. This is definitely another option for those of you looking for some Thanksgiving dessert options other than pumpkin pie. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Blondies
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1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pumpkin
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla, then pumpkin. In a separate bowl combine together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Add to the pumpkin mixture and mix well. Add in white chocolate chips and butterscotch chips.
Spread the batter into a greased 9 x 9 inch baking pan. Place in oven and bake 35-40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.

Tags: Blondies, Butterscotch, Fall recipes, Pumpkin, White chocolate

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Monday, July 19th, 2010

White Chocolate Chip Blondies

Recipe adapted from The Secret Recipe Blog

I have to admit that I feel like a terrible, imposter of a baker when I say that I have never had a blondie until now. I have been wanting to make these goodies for quite some time, and now I have the perfect excuse (a definite blogging bonus)! Whenever we eat at Applebee’s I always think about ordering this dessert because it looks so fantabulous (another blogging bonus, I can make up my own words!). I am usually too stuffed and feeling too guilty to order dessert, but now I can just make it on my own time.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with blondies, they are simply brownies, minus the chocolate. To some people this may not sound too appealing. Brownies are just so good, why would you want to take the chocolate out of them, right?

Wrong (well, sort of).

Yes brownies are delicious and a little piece of chocolate heaven, but these are just as good folks! This recipe comes with a maple butter sauce, which I decided to leave out on this round. Maybe it was my imagination, but I swore I could still taste a slight hint of maple in these bars. The brown sugar is what gives these their incredible flavor. The dough is incredibly easy, which always scores points with me. My one and only complaint is that they turned out a little thin. I think next time I will double the recipe to make thicker bars. Enjoy!

White Chocolate Chip Blondies

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1/3 cup butter, melted

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup flour

½ tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

1/8 tsp baking soda

½ cup white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium size mixing bowl combine melted butter and brown sugar. Add in egg (beaten) and vanilla. In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Add chocolate chips. Spread dough in a greased 8 x 8 in pan. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

For thicker bars double the ingredients.

Tags: Bars, Blondies, White chocolate

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