Ultimate Blondie Bars
A blondie bar with Gurley’s ingredients is a rich, sweet dessert bar. It resembles the traditional chocolate brownie, but substitutes vanilla for the cocoa used in brownies, and contains a healthy dose of brown sugar.
Notes
You can use a 9" x 13" pan for thicker bars. Just add 8 minutes to baking time.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup (1 1/3 sticks) butter, melted
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups, firmly packed brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 3/4 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-12oz. pkg. Gurley’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 tablespoon vinegar, white or cider
- 2 cups Gurley’s Chopped Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Lightly grease a 10" x 15" baking pan. (see notes for thinner bars)
- Combine the butter, sugars, salt, and vinegar, stirring to combine.
- If mixture is hot from the melted butter, let it cool to lukewarm.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, and baking powder, beating well.
- Stir in the flour, mixing thoroughly.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Scrap into the prepared pan, using your wet fingers to smooth the top.
- Bake the bars for 30 minutes, until the top is golden and shiny, and the center is just barely baked through.
- Use the sharp tip of a knife to peek into the center; it should be very damp, but not unbaked.
- Remove the bars from the oven, and cool to lukewarm before cutting.