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Less sugar Brown Butter Blondies

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  • Author: Elizabeth Farr
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 16 blondies

Description

Chewy, butterscotchy bars with the deep flavor of browned butter and dark chocolate with about 1/3 less sugar than a traditional blondie recipe.

Ingredients

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  • Cooking spray for the pan
  • 1 stick butter (113 g)
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar (40 g)
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar (66 g)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 large whole egg plus 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (130 g)
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (85 g)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C).
  2. Lightly spray an 8″x8″ pan with cooking spray, then cut a piece of parchment to line the bottom and sides of one side. Spray over the top of this piece of parchment, then cut another one to go across the remaining 2 sides of the pan.
  3. Melt the butter over low heat in a small pan until the foam starts to subside and there are brown flecks in the bottom of the pan. On low heat, this will take about 10 minutes.
  4. While the butter is browning, fill the bottom of a double boiler with about 1″ of water, then bring it to a boil.
  5. Use a whisk to mix the sugars, baking powder, salt, whole egg and the egg yolk in the top of a double boiler.
  6. Lower the water to simmer, then set the top pot over the water, stirring constantly for about 4 minutes. In this time, the mixture will get thinner, paler, and all of the sugar will dissolve.
  7. Once the butter has browned, set it in a bowl to cool slightly.
  8. Whisk the egg/sugar mix into the butter. If it splits, keep whisking. As it cools, it will come back together.
  9. Allow the butter mix to cool until it’s thick and no longer warm to the touch. It will be noticeably thicker and glossy.
  10. Fold in the flour with a baking spatula until the flour disappears.
  11. Quickly fold in the chocolate chips, then smooth the mixture in the pan.
  12. Bake for 18-20 minutes until the edges are browning and the middle is just barely no longer jiggling.

Notes

No double boiler?: Fill a 1 qt pot with 1″ of water. Bring a water to a simmer, then nestle a stainless steel mixing bowl in the pot as a homemade double boiler.

Nuts: Add your favorite chopped nuts to the mix if you’d like. 1/2 cup of walnuts or pecans are especially good.

Marble top: fold in the chocolate chips when the batter is still warm. This will melt some of the chocolate, giving you a streaky easy marbled top.

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Additional Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Bar cookies
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 140
  • Sugar: 8
  • Sodium: 53
  • Fat: 8
  • Saturated Fat: 5
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 15
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 2
  • Cholesterol: 39

Find it online: https://bakingwithtradition.com/brown-butter-blondies/