Blondies are like the second sister to chocolate brownies but are in fact just as delicious and even easier to make.  It’s basically a bar-cookie version of chocolate chippers.  You don’t have to cream butter and sugar but merely mix brown sugar with melted butter, add flour, chocolate chips and nuts.  The version I make has a liquor component— a shot of bourbon or rum adds great flavor to these.

Lining the baking dish with parchment with ends overhanging, makes it easy to remove the blondies

Lining the baking dish with parchment with ends overhanging, makes it easy to remove the blondies

As a simply prepared dessert they’re great to pair with a scoop of butter pecan or vanilla ice cream or just grab a square to enjoy on the go.

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