Chocolate Chip and Peanut Blondies
Rich and chewy blondies loaded with bittersweet chocolate chips and crunchy salted peanuts. These decadent bar cookies feature a golden brown sugar base that's perfectly balanced with nuts and chocolate.
Ingredients
- •1 cup all purpose flour
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •¼ teaspoon baking soda
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •1¼ cups golden brown sugar
- •2 whole large eggs
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •½ cup salted roasted peanuts
- •½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 8x8x2- inch metal baking pan. Whisk 1 cup flour, salt, and baking soda in medium bowl to blend. Melt 1/2 cup butter in heavy large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; add sugar and whisk until smooth. Cool mixture 2 minutes; whisk in eggs and vanilla. Using flexible spatula, stir in flour mixture, then half of peanuts and half of chocolate chips. Spread batter in prepared pan; sprinkle with remaining peanuts and chocolate chips.
15 min
- 2.
Bake blondies until golden, tester inserted into center comes out clean, and edges just begin to pull away from sides of pan, about 30 minutes; cool completely in pan on rack. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover tightly and store at room temperature.
30 min
- 3.
Cut blondies into 16 squares; serve.
5 min
