Cook's Illustrated Blondies
Serves
18
Total Time
1hrs 15mins
Calories
264
These are the blondies you'll become known for. The key to their flavor is the heavy dose of vanilla - don't skimp, and don't use artificial extract. Delicious warm or cold.
- Pecan halves
1 cup (about 101 g)
- All purpose flour
1 ½ cups (about 194 g)
- Baking powder
1 teaspoon (about 5 g)
- Salt
½ teaspoon (about 3 g)
- Unsalted butter
¾ cup (about 173 g)
- Light brown sugar
1 ½ cups (about 292 g)
- Egg
2 (about 100 g)
- Vanilla extract
1 ⅜ tablespoons (about 20 ml)
- White chocolate chips
85 g (about ½ cup)
- Chocolate chips
85 g (about ½ cup)
INGREDIENTS
- 1. Pre-heat oven - 175°C
- 2. Add pecan halves to a clean medium bowl
- 3. Transfer nuts to baking pan
- 4. Bake until golden brown - 15 min, 175°C
- 5. Chop medium bowl coarsely
- 6. Line a clean baking pan with foil
- 7. Grease
- 8. Add all purpose flour, baking powder and salt to a clean medium bowl
- 9. Whisk until combined
- 10. Add unsalted butter to a clean small bowl
- 11. Melt in microwave - low heat
- 12. Get a clean large mixing bowl
- 13. Transfer content of small bowl to large mixing bowl
- 14. Add light brown sugar to the large mixing bowl
- 15. Whisk together until combined
- 16. Add egg and vanilla extract to the batter
- 17. Mix until well blended
- 18. Transfer dry ingredients to batter
- 19. Fold until just combined
- 20. Add white chocolate chips and chocolate chips to the batter
- 21. Fold nuts into batter
- 22. Transfer batter to baking pan
- 23. Smooth
- 24. Bake until light golden - 25 min, 175°C
- 25. Let cool - 10 min
- 26. Cut into squares
METHOD
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