Blondies

Submitted by Orions Wife

"Hillbilly Housewife website"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 24-32 pieces

ingredients

• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 medium egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups flour (sifted or fluffed before measuring)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup peanuts (optional)

directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the margarine, brown sugar and white sugar. Beat the mixture until it is smooth and fluffy. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Beat again, making a smooth, satiny mixture. Add the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix with a big spoon until the batter is thick and smooth. Stir in the peanuts, if using. Turn the batter into a well oiled 9-13-inch rectangular pan. Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes. The bars will rise up and then fall slightly. Remove fom the oven when done. Allow the bars to cool before cutting into 24 or 32 pieces. If desired, you may frost these with chocolate or vanilla frosting. These are a pleasant change from brownies.
2. To fluff up your flour before measuring, just stir it with a spoon to incorporate some air. If you can't sift or stir your flour, then reduce the amount called for to about 2 1/2 cups.

Reviews

[Kasha]

I think I would try butter or at lerast part butter in this recipe next time for the taste. Nice consistency, easy recipe, but I miss the butter taste and margarine isn't doing it for me. It is, however, more economical.

 

[mommajenny]

Amazing...yummy...wonderful...there aren't enough good adjectives to describe these! I used chocolate chips instead of nuts, and they were so good! I used a different blondies recipe off of this site the last time I made some, and after trying this recipe, there is no going back!

 

[SSX]

These are sooooo good and sweet! They may be too sweet for some but I loved it! The taste of these remind me of sweetened condensed milk (which I LOVE and could eat with a spoon!) and buttery caramel! Mmmmmmmm! I omitted peanuts (didn't have any on hand and don't care much for it) and added a handful of chopped white chocolate chips, although I'm positive butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, pecans, etc. could be used to beautifully sub the peanuts. These blondies are sinfully good warm and topped with vanilla ice cream (which I devoured)! I am making these again this weekend for a summer get together and it's going to be very hot out so I'm going to serve it with plenty of ice cream!!!

 

[Marianne in the Vil]

These are great. I did cut the white sugar to 3/4 cup and they are still plenty sweet. The dough is very thick, like a cookie dough. I had to press it into the pan. I used chocolate chips instead of the peanuts. Great little bars.

 

[4jboutwells]

mmmm..........