These sweet Blonde Brownies are chewy, delicious, and loaded with so much fun! Get creative with the leftover bags of cookies, candy, and chocolate in your pantry. This best blondie recipe is easy to make with one bowl and 15 minutes.
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Blonde brownies are one of our favorite desserts. When I need a quick treat, I always bake a pan of blonde brownies. They are easy to mix up in one bowl and are so easy to customize with your favorite mix-ins.
This blondies recipe is one that I have been making since high school. Everyone loves blondies because they are chewy, buttery, and have a delicious brown sugar flavor.
We like to under bake our cookie bars because our family prefers them slightly gooey and delicious. If you want yours a little more done and easier to pick up, make sure you bake them the full time.
What is a blondie?
A blondie is a cookie bar made with vanilla and brown sugar. The brown sugar and butter combination creates a thick butterscotch/caramel tasting bar cookie.
Please do not substitute margarine in place of the butter. It doesn’t work well and will not taste good.
A basic blonde brownie recipe is perfect for adding a variety of different of mix-ins. There is no wrong answer here. Have fun and empty all the bags into the cookie dough.
About this Recipe
Blonde brownies that have a slight crisp on the edge, a gooey, chewy middle, and are loaded with all kinds of chocolate and candy are the best!
I used the recipe for these Blonde Brownies and added all the opened bags of candy and chocolate chips from our pantry, plus some candy bars into the dough! Best idea ever!!!
These loaded blondie bars are so full of delicious goodness. The mix of caramel candy bars, Oreo cookies, M&M's, chocolate chips, and toffee bits made them absolutely amazing!
Ingredients Needed
You only need a few ingredients to make brown sugar blondies. You probably have most of them in your pantry and fridge already. Use whatever you have on hand for the mix-ins.
- Butter - set the butter out ahead of time, so it is softened
- Brown Sugar - gives the blonde brownies a chewy, caramel taste
- Eggs - adds moisture to the batter
- Vanilla, Salt - adds flavor and balances out the sweetness
- Baking Powder - provides just a little bit of lift and rise during baking
- Flour - make sure you measure the flour properly (spoon and sweep). Too much flour can cause your blonde brownies to be dry and cakey.
- Mix-Ins - use your favorite candies, cookies, or chocolates
How to make Loaded Blonde Brownies
- Line a pan with parchment or foil. Spray with nonstick baking spray.
- Beat the butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt and mix again.
- Slowly mix in the flour and baking powder.
- Add your favorite candies or chocolate to the batter gently.
- Spread in the prepared pan and bake.
Fun with Mix-ins
Blondies are the perfect dessert for adding extra mix-ins and toppings. Get creative with what you have in your kitchen right now.
- baking chips - white, chocolate, butterscotch, peanut butter
- candy - toffee bits, M&M's, Reese's Pieces, Peanut Butter Cups, Rolos, any candy bar
- fruit - craisins, chocolate covered raisins, banana chips, shredded coconut
- cookies - Oreos, Nutter Butters, chocolate chip cookies
- spreads - peanut butter, marshmallow fluff, cookie butter
- nuts - almonds, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, macadamias, peanuts
- spices - cinnamon, all spice, pumpkin pie spice, Cinnamon and Sugar
- any combination from above
Recipe Notes
- Set the butter out ahead of time, so it is softened to room temperature.
- Measure the flour correctly. Too much can result in a cakey or dry blondie.
- Do not over bake! They will look under done when you take them out of the oven. The blonde brownies will continue to bake as they cool and set up.
- Cool the loaded blonde brownies completely before cutting them into bars.
- If you are making chewy blonde brownies for a bake sale, make sure to bake them the full time, so you can cut nice, firm bars.
Storage Tips
Blonde brownies are the best because you can make them ahead of time. In fact, it is best to make them early, so they have time to cool and set up before you cut them.
- Store the blondies at room temperature in a tightly sealed container for 2-3 days.
- Freeze the blonde brownies for 2-3 bars. You can freeze the entire pan of cookies or freeze each one individually. If you are freezing the whole pan, bake the easy cookie bars in a disposable tinfoil container.
Other blonde brownie recipes
- S'mores Blondies
- Monster Cookie Brownies
- Oreo Blondies
- Whatchamacallit recipe
- Reese's Peanut Butter Blondies
More bar cookies recipes
- Take 5 Candy Bar
- Oreo Reese's Brownie
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookie Bars
- Reese's Peanut Butter Bars
- Congo Squares recipe
Blonde Brownies Recipe
These sweet Blonde Brownies are chewy, delicious, and loaded with so many fun! Get creative with the leftover bags of cookies, candy, and chocolate in your pantry. This blondie recipe is so simple to make with one bowl and 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup Oreo cookie chunks
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup toffee bits
- ½ cup M&M's candies
- ½ cup chopped caramel candy bars
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick spray.
- Beat the butter and sugar until creamy and light. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients while mixing on low.
- Stir in the chocolate chips, toffee, M&M's, and candy bars by hand. Reserve a few of the chocolate chips and M&M's to sprinkle on top of the batter in the pan, if desired.
- Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 24-25 minutes, depending on if you want gooey or firmer bars. (see note below)
- Set on a wire rack until cooled completely. (Do not cut until cooled all the way)
Notes
- We always bake these bars for 22-23 minutes which will result in a gooey center. If you want a firmer bar, bake them for 24-25 minutes.
- Do not over bake these blonde brownies. They will seem under done and under baked when you pull them out. Let them sit on the counter for at least 2-3 hours before cutting into them
- If you are making these blondies for a bake sale, bake them 25 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 285Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 201mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 1gSugar: 32gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for Loaded Blonde Brownies was first published on March 19, 2012. The photos were updated July 2016, and the post was republished on April 16, 2021.
Tieghan
These look so good! I love the chocolate dripping down!