Blondies

I've never made blondies before but I have heard a lot about them. So on a lazy Sunday afternoon I decided to give them a try! I found the recipe here: http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/11/blondies-for-a-blondie/

They were really good, but I definately prefer a chocolate brownie. My husband loved them however, and devoured them!! It was just such an easy recipe, I might make them again to give out as gifts for the holidays.

Ingredients
8 tablespoons butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Pinch salt

1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions

Butter an 8×8 pan
Mix melted butter with brown sugar - beat until smooth. Beat in egg and then vanilla.
Add salt, stir in flour. Mix in any additions (below).
Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes, or until set in the middle. I always err on the side of caution with baking times — nobody ever complained about a gooey-middled cookie. Cool on rack before cutting them.

Further additions, use one or a combination of:
1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts, toasting them first for even better flavor
1/2 to 1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon mint extract in addition to or in place of the vanilla
1/2 cup mashed bananas
1/4 cup bourbon, scotch or other whiskey; increase the flour by one tablespoon
2 tablespoons of espresso powder with the vanilla
Stir 1/2 cup dried fruit, especially dried cherries, into the prepared batter
Top with a vanilla butter cream or chocolate peanut butter cream frosting