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A super easy recipe for a classic, this Blondie Recipe mixes up fast, contains only 7 ingredients, and tastes amazing!
Step by step photos and instructions below!
This recipe first appeared at The Salty Marshmallow where I am a contributor.
Dense, buttery and vanilla-y, these blondies will satisfy your sweet tooth!
This recipe is an old favorite of mine to share with my family and anyone who happens to stop by my house. Blondies are buttery, dense, have a chewy texture and a delicious brown sugar/vanilla flavor, similar to butterscotch.
If you love these blondies, you’ll love my easy Homemade Brownies or my Old Fashioned Buttermilk Pie!
The smell of these baking fills my home, bringing everyone together. Make a double or triple batch for bake sales or other similar events – this blondie recipe is simple to make, using just 7 ingredients. I’d call that a winner!
What is the difference between a Brownie and a Blondie?
They’re very similar in that they both contain flour, eggs, butter or oil, and sugar. However, Blondies are vanilla-based and use brown sugar, whereas Brownies are chocolate-based and use white. They’re both delicious!
I have included step by step photos and instructions, as well as tips and tricks in the post. If you’d rather skip all that, scoot right on down to the recipe card located at the bottom of the post.
Equipment needed:
You’ll need a large bowl, a 8×8 baking pan and a wooden spoon for mixing. No stand mixer or any other special equipment required!
Kylee’s Notes
- It is ok if the middle is a bit soft as it will firm up as it cools.
- You may wish to add semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips or butterscotch chips to your blondies. I like them plain, but you do you!
- Chopped nuts are a great addition, try macadamia, walnut or pecan for an epic twist!
- Lining the baking pan with parchment paper will help you remove the blondies from the pan cleanly.
Ingredients
The full list of ingredients and quantities is found in the printable recipe card below.
- Butter. I use unsalted butter in this recipe, but use salted interchangeable with no issues. If you’re worried, just reduce the salt you add, or leave it out altogether.
- Brown Sugar. Dark brown sugar or light brown sugar works just fine in this recipe.
- Eggs. I use large ones!
- Vanilla
- Flour. Regular, all-purpose flour.
- Baking Powder
- Salt. See above.
How to make Blondies
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The full list of ingredients, quantities and instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below.
Get prepped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 8×8 pan with cooking spray or coat with butter.
Make the batter
In a large bowl, mix melted butter and brown sugar, then add the eggs and vanilla extract and stir vigorously until smooth.
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the wet ingredients and stir until well incorporated.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out.
Bake
Place in the oven to bake for 45 minutes (up to 50 minutes) until edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool & Cut
Allow to cool completely on a wire rack, then remove to a cutting board and cut into squares.
More recipes you might like:
- Slutty Brownies. With cookie dough on the base, oreos in the middle and brownie batter poured over the top, these are the ultimate dessert!
- Brownie Waffles. Chocolatey, ooey, gooey, and delicious, these brownie waffles are an epic dessert or treat! Topped with creamy vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate syrup and whatever other toppings you like!
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Easy Blondie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (melted)
- 2 cups dark brown sugar (packed)
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 8×8 pan with cooking spray or coat with butter.
- In a large bowl, mix melted butter and brown sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla and stir vigorously until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and stir until well incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out.
- Place in the oven to bake for 45 minutes until edges are golden and toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Allow to cool completely, then cut into squares.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
Jana says
Excellent!! I tripled for sheetcake size & cooked 20 min longer. Added pecans & macadamia nuts on 1/2. So buttery and delicious. This will be a go to recipe for me in the future. First time making Blondies. So good!
Catrine says
These were really good Blondies. 9×9 pan instead I’m sure you can also use a 13×9. I ended up using half brown sugar and half white sugar because that’s all I have on hand. I also added one cup of chocolate chips. YUM! This recipe is a keeper and better than the one that I had.
Karen says
Edit: 13 x 9 pan worked perfectly! Followed recipe exactly except used a 13 x 9 instead of 8×8 as called for in the instructions. Must’ve been a typo. This recipe is a keeper and they taste amazing.
Amy says
These taste great, but they never set up for me! The texture was quite underdone. I ended up baking them ten minutes longer and they were still goopy. I’d try them again, but I think I’ll try a 9×13 pan
Gbenn says
Mine will not cook in the middle and the outside gets very hard. Any tips? Other than that they taste good
Laurence says
It is so so good! It’s my first time doing blondie brownies and it’s amazing! It’s also really easy to make. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Susan says
Easy and delicious! Sprinkled chopped walnuts on the top for texture. Received many compliments.
Kiyomi says
Would the bake time still be the same if I used a 9 x 12 pan instead?
Lyne says
Delish! I used light brown sugar, added 1/2 t. of almond extract and 1 1/2 c. of fresh frozen cranberries cause that’s the sugar I had on hand and berries that needed to be used up. Thanks for sharing, I’ll definitely make this again!
Sarah says
These were soooo good
Mary says
Yumo!!!!
Cora says
These were super easy to make and tasted really good! I used light brown sugar instead of dark brown sugar because it was all I had, but they didn’t taste too different. 🙂
Lena says
I made 2 batches, because I have a bunch of kids, and because I need variety! One with pumpkin spice morsels and one with peppermint and Christmas colored white chocolate morsels. I just put them in the oven, but I can already tell that they’ll be amazing. I’m saving this recipe for sure!
Glenda Thompson Griffith says
Easy, fast. Yummy