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Chocolate Chip and Peanut Blondies

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Yoko Inoue

These brown-sugar brownies have a lovely cakey texture. For an extra-decadent dessert, top each blondie with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle with caramel or chocolate sauce, and sprinkle with peanuts.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 16 Servings

Ingredients

1

cup all purpose flour

1

/2 teaspoon salt

1

/4 teaspoon baking soda

1

/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1

1/4 cups (packed) golden brown sugar

2

large eggs

1

teaspoon vanilla extract

1

/2 cup salted roasted peanuts, divided

1

/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (about 3 ounces), divided

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Preparation

  1. Step 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.

    Step 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.

    Step 3

    DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover tightly and store at room temperature.

    Step 4

    Cut blondies into 16 squares; serve.