Recipe Overview
Why you’ll love it: Beyond easy to make and everyone loves them!
How long it takes: 55 minutes
Equipment you’ll need: square baking dish, mixing bowl, parchment paper, cooling rack
Servings: 12
Blondies that Almost Bake Themselves
I’ll be honest, I’m not the girl making fancy layer cakes or desserts that take hours. These have been my go-to dessert for years, becuse they’re so easy to make and everyone adores them.
What makes them special:
- Customizable: Swap in your own mix-ins – peanut butter chips, white chocolate, walnuts, etc.
- Easy baking for busy lives: Minimal effort (6 ingredients! No need to soften butter!) and maximum payoff (so buttery and delicious).
- Family favorite: Dense, moist, and with slightly chewy edges that everyone fights over.
- Classic flavor, perfect texture: Rich, buttery blondies with chocolate chips and a crackly top. They’re fudgy and not cakey – just the way I like them.
“I was craving cake and brownies but opted for this recipe because it was so easy and quick to make. Even after 3 years of making it, it’s still hands down the best blondie recipe”
The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook
This recipe is from my friend Mary‘s book The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook. It’s a great book full of easy recipes – highly recommend. It includes stress-free desserts, and meals divided by ease of prep (including a section for 15-25 minute meals!).
Just look at those chocolate chip blondies! So perfect. The blondies are dense, rich and moist with the perfect crackly top. The edge pieces get almost caramelized and slightly chewy. They’re completely irresistible.
Looking for a classic blondies recipe, with no chocolate chips? Or try raspberry white chocolate blondies.
Store in an airtight container for up to a week (if they last that long!). They are better fresh, though.
Prefer brownies to blondies? Try these!
Chocolate Chip Blondies
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, stir together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and stir to combine. Stir in flour and salt, just until combined.½ cup unsalted butter, melted, 1 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, 1 cup all-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Stir in chocolate chips, reserving a couple of tablespoons to sprinkle on top if desired.1 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
- Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with moist crumbs. The blondies will be slightly browned around the edges. Cool for at least 20 minutes in the pan before lifting the blondies out by the parchment paper. Set on a wire rack to finish cooling before slicing and storing in an airtight container.
Notes
- For a double batch, double all ingredients and bake in a 9×13 pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Store them at room temperature for best texture (unless it’s very warm in your house) for up to a week. Will keep in the freezer for up to two months.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is my fourth or fifth time making this recipe and these are the best ever! I make them for my friends and family all the time now and my nan who doesn’t usually like desserts loves them!
So happy to hear you like them! They’re one of my go-to recipes too!
Hi can these be kept in fridge or freezer?
Definitely! If you’re storing them for less than a week, I’d store them at room temperature for best texture (unless it’s very warm in your house). Otherwise they’ll keep in the fridge for about a week or so as well. They should keep in the freezer for a month or two.
Thanks! I just saw this – will be making them soon! Can I add peanut butter chips to it or peanut butter?
Peanut butter chips would be tasty! Adding peanut butter will change the consistency and could affect how they turn out.
THESE ARE SO GOOD!!
I’m so glad you like them! Thanks for leaving a review!
These are so delicious and so easy! I doubled the recipe because I was giving them as gifts along with other treats. Everyone loved them!
How nice of you! I’m glad they were a hit. Thanks for taking the time to come back and leave a comment!
Hi! What size of baking pan did you use for doubled recipe? Can I use 8 x 12? Thanks!
I use a 9×13, but an 8×12 should work. You might need to increase the bake time slightly.
I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out amazing. I wanted to try something other than just a regular brownie and I will definitely be making these again. However, I had to cook mine for almost an hour but that could be due to the fact that my oven is very old.
So happy to hear you like this recipe! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
These are incredible! I had an urge to bake something but didn’t have that many ingredients on hand but had (almost) everything to make these! Didn’t have vanilla so ended up swapping with an equal amount of maple syrup and still tastes delicious! I will definitely be making these quick and easy bloodies frequently!
So glad to hear you liked them! They’re on of my go-to recipes too. :)
Hi Rachel,
Do you have the ingredients in grams?
I don’t, sorry!
These are good! So easy to make and really delicious. Not too chocolatey which is so great. Thanks for the recipe!
So glad to hear you like these! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
These came out looking EXACTLY like the pictures which, let’s be honest, never happens. My friends couldn’t stop eating them. Used a 9×13 glass pan and they came out great, pretty thick. Texture is definitely fudgey if you underbake them which is exactly how I like my blondies :) super easy recipe to follow, will definitely make again!
So glad to hear it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
I’m wondering how your blondies came out thick? I used a 9×9 baking dish and they seemed pretty flat? Did you double the recipe?
I often double the recipe and bake in a 9×13 pan and they come out about as thick as they are in the photos. I hope that helps!
Can I use DARK brown sugar instead?
Yes, that should be fine!