Easy Blondie Recipe (aka Blondie Brownies)
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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!
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.
Recommended Equipment/Tools
You’ll need a large bowl, a 8×8 or 9×13 baking pan (depending on how thick you like your blondies, and a wooden spoon for mixing. No stand mixer or any other special equipment required!
Key Recipe Ingredients
Note: This highlights some ingredients. Full list is in the recipe card.
- 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
This is a step-by-step photo guide. Full ingredients and instructions are in the printable recipe card below.
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Get prepped
Preheat oven to 350°F 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 30 mins (for 9×13) or 40-45 minutes (for 8×8) until edges are golden and toothpick comes out mostly clean. Don’t just put in the oven and forget about it, keep checking.
Cool & Cut
Allow to cool completely on a wire rack, then remove to a cutting board and cut into squares.
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Easy Blondie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter melted
- 2 cups dark brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and spray an 8×8 or 9×13 pan with cooking spray or coat with butter.
- In a large bowl, mix 1 cup butter (melted) and 2 cups dark brown sugar.
- Add 2 large eggs and 2 teaspoon vanilla extract and stir vigorously until smooth.
- Add 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt and stir until well incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth out.
- Place in the oven to bake for 30 mins (for 9×13) or 40-45 minutes (for 8×8) until edges are golden and toothpick comes out mostly clean. Don't just put in the oven and forget about it, keep checking.
- Allow to cool completely, then cut into squares.
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Nutrition
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About Kylee Ayotte
I am a born and raised New Zealander (a Kiwi), now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m happily married to the love of my life – a hot American boy I met while traveling the world. I’m a mama to 2 awesome little boys and love red things, rugby, cheesecake, and bacon. Mmmmm. Bacon. Meet Kylee
Delicious! I added walnut pieces and made a maple glaze = pure bliss! Thanks so much!
Would this work in a 8″ x 8″ pan?
yes, although you’d need to adjust your cooking time and they will be thicker
These are melt-in-your mouth delicious! They’re chewy and rich and almost have a caramel taste to them. My girls loved them and we will be making them again! I whipped together a topping of melted butter, maple syrup, a little honey, and a pinch of salt and it was DIVINE!
Hi, can i use oil instead of butter? thank you.
I have not tried that, but I can’t imagine it tasting good. Butter has a wonderful flavor that lends itself well to blondies (and is kind of key)
All You Said it is Yummy
I modified the recipe by adding finely ground Walnuts & Butterscotch chips!!
Just the best and not time consuming to make!!
My Hubby is addicted already!!
Did you melt your butter or just softened?
soften