Chewy Chocolate Chunk Blondies
Chewy Chocolate Chunk Blondies are rich and chewy with a hint of butterscotch flavor and packed with chocolate chunks and roasted pecans. Super quick and easy to make, they mix up by hand in just one bowl.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts 4oz, 113g
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled (6oz, 170g)
- 1 ½ cups packed light brown sugar 10.5oz, 298g
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour 7.5oz, 213g
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 12 ounces chocolate chunks 340g
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Toast pecans on a baking sheet until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove and chop.
- Melt butter and let cool. If the butter is too warm it will cook the eggs and melt the sugar.
- Prepare a 9 by 13 inch baking pan by lining it with foil or baking parchment, leaving an overhang to easily lift out the blondies. Spray with nonstick spray.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk melted butter and brown sugar to combine thoroughly (about 100 strokes). The butter should be absorbed into the sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla and whisk thoroughly.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Stir in chocolate chunks and pecans.
- Spread into prepared pan and bake on the middle shelf until top is set and sides are turning golden, about 22 minutes. Do not overbake or they will be dry.
- Remove from oven and let cool. Remove bars from pan by lifting foil or parchment overhang and transfer to cutting board. Cut into 2-inch squares and serve.
Notes
- Adapted from Cook's Illustrated.
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 78mgPotassium: 132mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 207IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 2mg
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