Quick and Easy Blonde Brownies Recipe

Bar cookies are the easiest thing in the world to make and this blonde brownies recipe is no exception.

Just stir a few basic ingredients together in a bowl, pour the batter into a baking pan and pop in the oven.

This blonde brownies recipe can be personalized with the addition(s) of your choice - butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, nuts, coconut, etc.

The flavor combinations for these blonde brownies are limited only by your imagination!

I sometimes bake them in a 9-inch round pie dish and serve wedges a la mode for dessert.

Optional Blonde Brownie Additions

• Chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, macadamia, almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts)
• Chocolate chips (milk, semi-sweet, extra dark, white, or any combination)
• Peanut butter chips
• Butterscotch chips
• Chopped caramels
• Dried cherries
• Dried cranberries
• Chopped dried apricots
• Coconut
• Oatmeal

More Blonde Brownies Recipe Variations

• Add 2 teaspoons espresso powder to the butter/sugar mixture
• Add 2 tablespoons bourbon, amaretto, or rum to the butter/sugar mixture

Some of our favorite Blonde Brownie combinations:

• Milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and peanuts
• Semi-sweet chocolate chips, dried cherries, and walnuts
• White chocolate chips, coconut, and macadamia nuts
• Slivered almonds, chopped dried apricots, and amaretto
• White chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and dried cherries
• Oatmeal, chocolate chips, and dried cranberries
• Coconut, chopped dried apricots, and chopped almonds
• Chopped caramels and semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Dried cranberries, coconut, and walnuts

Adapted from How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman

Tools for the Brownie Baker:

If counter space is tight, you'll love these Stackable Cooling Racks - perfect for cookies, bars, brownies and any other baking you might be doing.

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