Chocolate Toffee Pecan Blondies

I have a confession. I’m not really a fan of brownies. So when I saw this recipe for blondies on one of my favorite blogs, I knew I had to try it. Plus, I really wanted to give my new Edge Brownie Pan a try. Another plus is that I already had all the ingredients needed for this recipe (except for the toffee pieces, which I made). Yet another plus is that the butter is melted, so there’s no waiting for it to come to room temperature. The biggest plus of all? The taste. These are fantastic and have infinite possibilities for add ins. For these blondies, I used 1/4 cup toffee pieces, 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped.

Basic Blondies
Ingredients:
6-7 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder (optional, creates lighter blondie texture)
“Add in” (see below)

Directions:
–Preheat oven to 350.
-Line an 8×8 pan with foil and lightly spray with PAM.
-In a large microwave safe mixing bowl melt the butter.
-Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
-Mix the brown sugar with the melted butter and beat until smooth.
-Beat in egg and then vanilla.
-Add salt, stir in flour and baking powder (if using).
-Mix in any additions (some ideas below).
-Pour into prepared pan and use a greased spatula to evenly spread mixture in pan and level the top.
-Bake for 20-25 minutes or until set in the middle. (Mine only took about 18-20 in the Edge pan.)
-Cool on rack before cutting.

Add in ideas:
1/2 to 1 cup chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate or butterscotch chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans, walnuts, almonds
1/2 cup M&M candies1/2 chopped Reese’s cups
1/4 cup toffee pieces
1/2 tsp mint extract in addition to, or in the place of vanilla extract

Source: Baking Blonde