Brownies and blondies: Satisfy your sweet tooth with these tasty recipes

The first records of cookies go all the way back to seventh-century Persia. While sugar was settling throughout the region, this tasty treat traveled to Europe during the Muslim conquest of Spain. By the fourteenth century, cookies were blooming as a beloved treat throughout all levels of European society from royal meals to street vendors. They came to America in the 1600s and we’ve been enjoying them ever since. 

If it weren’t for cookies, we wouldn’t have the delicious brownies & blondies we enjoy! Summer is upon us. It’s the season of youth. The flowers are new and delicate, so it’s the perfect time to enjoy sweets. We’ve gathered some of the greatest blondies recipes!

Chocolate Chip Blondies

We know cookies have many varieties, like peanut butter, vanilla, mint chocolate, shortbread, oatmeal raisin, gingerbread . . . But the classic will always be chocolate chip cookies. If you love the flavor of the classic cookie, you’ll appreciate some lovely chocolate chip bars. 

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups of packed brown sugar
• ½ cup of melted butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
• ½ cup of baking powder
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Take a large bowl and gather your brown sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.
2. Blend the ingredients.
3. Take a greased pan (about 13×9-in).
4. Spread the brown sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla mixture all over the pan.
5. Bake at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Let it sit on a wire rack so it can cool down.
7. Cut into bars. 

Easy Pumpkin Blondies

Of course, we can chow down on blondies all year round, but we never have to stick to the same recipes. Never take the pizzazz away from your desserts & snacks. Autumn will be here at some point and with it will come the gift of an Easy Pumpkin Blondies recipe. They’re more than delicious. Filled with pumpkin spice and puree, this will be the treat for fall! 

Ingredients

• 1 cup of butter
• 1 ½ cup of light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 cup of pumpkin puree
• 2 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour
• 2 cups of white chips

Instructions

1. Take a medium saucepan and put it over medium heat.
2. Melt the butter and bring it to a boil.
3. Continue cooking the butter while it’s boiling.
4. Spread the butter all over the pan like jam on bread so that it doesn’t burn.
5. When the butter is cooked, remove the pan from the heat and let it cool down for about 20 minutes.
6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
7. Take a 9×13 pan with foil or parchment paper.
8. Douse it with non-stick cooking spray.
9. Set the pan aside. 
10. Take a large mixing bowl.
11. Gather the cooled down butter and sugar and stir it.
12. Add the pumpkin spice and puree, salt, vanilla, baking powder, eggs.
13. Mix until they’re smooth.
14. You’ll want to evenly mix in the flour.
15. Stir in the white chips.
16. Make sure the batter is evenly distributed throughout the whole pan.
17. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the middle is set.
18. Have the blondies cool off before slicing them into bars.

Strawberry Lemon Blondies

There are certain recipes that are bucket list worthy. Have you ever tried Strawberry Lemon Blondies? They’re moist yet dense with plenty of buttons of jam coming from that heap of fresh strawberries in the batter. And who says strawberries can’t have a lemony beat?

Blondies Ingredients 

• 1 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
• ¾ cup of granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• ¼ cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon of baking powder
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of fresh diced strawberries

Glaze Ingredients

• 1 cup of unsifted weight powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon of strawberry puree (You’ll want about 2 large strawberries)
• About 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (or just enough to thin the glaze)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 35o degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Spread parchment paper in a 9 inch baking pan.
3. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
4. Beat in the egg.
5. When the egg is fully settled, beat in the lemon juice.
6. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
7. Add the wet ingredients until there’s no more dry flour.
8. Gently fold in the strawberries.
9. Spread the mixture all over your pan and make sure they’re evenly spread.
10. The dough will be thick so you’ll have to take your time. 
11. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the center is set. 
12. Trim the strawberries for the glaze and puree in a food processor.
13. Strain the puree through a small strainer to get 1 tablespoon of puree.
14. Whisk the sugar, lemon juice, and puree until there are no more lumps.
15. If the glaze is too thin, just add a touch of more sugar.
16. If the glaze is too thick, add more lemon juice.
17. Douse the blondies in the glaze.
18. Let the glaze sit before slicing into bars. 

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Do you have any other great blondies recipes this season? Let us know in the comments!