Chocolate Chunk Blondies

Busy weekends, especially a Fall one with lots of leaves to be raked and kids at home, calls for a dessert that is quick and easy to make but doesn’t skimp on taste or chocolate! This weekend, I was busy doing yard work and wanted to spend time with our son instead of sitting in our kitchen rotating baking sheets in the oven making cookies, so I made Chocolate Chunk Blondies. I always forget to make blondies.. and they are such a great shortcut to a delicious dessert!

Chocolate Chunk Blondies are even better out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

I took the butter and eggs out of the refrigerator when I woke up and came back at lunch time to mix it all together and bake. I used a 9 ” x 9 ”  baking pan as I did not have the size baking pan recommended and lined it with parchment paper.  I prefer that to using a cooking spray or messing with butter to grease the baking pan.  That way I can lift the blondies right out of the baking pan and put on a cooling rack .  I added an extra 5 minutes to the baking time. I was a little worried I under cooked the blondies, but they turned out perfectly! Be sure to have a little wooden toothpick to check they are done..

I took them to a friends house for dessert and the entire plate was finished. OMG!! They were so good.. gooey, and the chocolate chunks smelted in your mouth!  I am glad I saved back a few for us to have when we got home…Because they were the perfect late night snack.. 🙂

Chocolate Chunk Blondies

• Author: Ina Garten
• Prep Time: 15 min
• Cook Time: 30 min
• Total Time: 45 minutes
• Yield: 12 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Baking

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Recipe from Food Network by Ina Garten

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Ingredients

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1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

1 1/4 pounds semisweet chocolate chunks, such as Nestle’s

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8 x 12 x 2 inch baking pan. ( I used parchment paper – it makes it so easy to lift the blondies out of the baking pan)
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on high speed for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
3. With the mixer on low, add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, and mix well, scraping down the bowl.
4. In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and with the mixer still on low, slowly add flour mixture to the butter mixture.
5. Fold the walnuts and chocolate chunks in with a rubber spatula.
6. Spread the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top.
7. Bake for 30 minutes exactly. Don’t over bake! A toothpick may not come out clean.
8. Cool completely in the baking pan and cut into bars.

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Keywords: Blondie, Chocolate Chunk Blondies, Dessert,Snack, Chocolate Chunk, Easy

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