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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oh my goddd ! these are so good. i baked these for my friends, and i got so much “thank you”‘s!!
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Would salted butter work in this recipe?
Yes that will be fine – you might want to reduce the salt in the recipe slightly.
I have never made Blondies but needed to make something with chocolate chips that weren’t cookies. These were amazing. Slightly crunchy outside, chewy inside, so easy to make. I made a double batch. With 7 other deserts on the table, my Blondies were gone in minutes.
So glad you enjoyed them! Thank you for sharing a photo.
Super easy recipe. I did add toasted walnuts on one half and toasted coconut of the other. They were a big hit and loved by all.
Great additions! Thank you for leaving a review!
incredible and so easy to make !
Thank you so much!
great
flavour was really great, but portions were absolutely tinyif making, try to double (or even triple) the ingredients
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Wow! Easy to make, family loved it
Thank you for the review!
This recipe is perfection! It’s like a big chocolate chip cookie but so much easier! Yum!!!
So glad you liked it!
So delicious and so easy to make!
These turned out better than I hoped. I browned the butter, a bit, and did half toasted walnuts with chocolate chips and they were perfect.
I’m so happy to hear it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!
Can I brown the butter instead of just melting it? thanks :)
Ooooh I haven’t tested it that way but I don’t see why you couldn’t! I bet it will be insanely delicious. Let me know how it goes!