Brown Butter Blondies

Basic bar cookies made special with brown butter and salt. Delicious on their own, but also a blank slate for endless additions: butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, toffee, etc.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 16 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, at room temperature, divided
• 2  eggs, at room temperature
• 2  cups  packed brown sugar
• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 2  teaspoons kosher salt, divided

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
2. Brown 1/2 cup butter over low-medium heat until light brown and nutty (approximately 15 minutes).
3. Beat together brown butter, remaining 1/2 room temperature butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth.
4. Sift together flour, baking powder and 1 tsp salt and stir into wet ingredients until blended.
5. Spread into pan. Evenly sprinkle remaining 1 tsp salt over top.
6. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out moist and clean.
7. Cool slightly. While still warm, cut into bars with a sharp knife.