Blondie Bars
Blondie bars take the fudgy, chewy structure of brownies and replace the chocolate with the caramel depth of browned butter and brown sugar. Cooking the butter until it turns golden-brown produces a nutty, toasted aroma that becomes the flavor backbone of the entire bar. Brown sugar dissolves into this browned butter, creating a toffee-like sweetness more complex than white sugar can deliver. Eggs and vanilla extract round out the flavor with warmth and depth, while a modest amount of flour keeps the baked bars dense and chewy rather than cakey. The surface develops a thin, crackly shell, but the interior stays soft and slightly sticky. The bars need to cool completely before slicing to hold their shape cleanly.
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Instructions
- 1
Brown the butter and let it cool slightly.
- 2
Mix brown butter with sugar, then add egg and vanilla.
- 3
Fold in flour and salt with a spatula.
- 4
Spread batter in a parchment-lined pan.
- 5
Bake at 175C for 22-25 minutes, cool, and slice.
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