Coffee Blond Brownies

Lavender Lynn's Note:

This recipe came from someone from our church in Payette, ID, Kathy Garman.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 20

• 2 ¼ cups dark brown sugar
• ¾ cup unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup pecans , chopped
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Heat butter and sugar over medium heat until butter melts.
2. Dissolve coffee in hot water.
3. Stir coffee mixture into butter mixture.
4. Let cool.
5. Beat in eggs and vanilla with mixer.
6. Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
7. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture.
8. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
9. Spread into buttered 9x13 pan.
10. Bake at 350°F until lightly browned. 25-30 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
11. Cool and cut into squares.

Reviews

[Katzen]

I just love how simple these were to make! The bars look so pretty and have that lovely coffee smell - these are a winner! My only problem was that becase of a plumming problem in the morning, I couldn't use my kitchen until right before the meeting I was bringing these to - so they didn't set up properly - so make sure you leave enough time for them to cool. Even though mine were a bit soft in the middle parts, they were so good people scooped them up and ate them like that! I am definately making these again - with enough time next time! Thanks, LL, for another keeper! Made for PRMR Tag.

[White Rose Child]

"Thank goodness," I thought, when I found an excuse to make these. I vegan-ized them to sell at an animal shelter fundraiser. They came out perfectly with egg replacer and Crisco; otherwise made as directed. Almost gooey and not-too-sweet. For lovers of coffee- irresistable! Thanks for posting!

[suburubu]

People adore these. Original recipe comes from The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook. My copy opens automatically to this page, and it has years of butter and brown sugar stains on it! I've seen other recipes call for 2 c. sugar... make sure you use 2-1/4 cups (1 box) of brown sugar. It's the moist-maker.