• Home
  • Recipes
    • Baking & Sweets
      • Bread
      • Brownies and Bars
      • Cakes & Cupcakes
      • Candy
      • Cheesecake
      • Cookies
      • Desserts
      • Ice Cream
      • Muffins
      • No Bake
      • Pie
      • Pops
    • Meals
      • Appetizers
      • Breakfast
      • Lunches
      • Main Dishes
      • Side Dish
      • Drinks
    • Ingredients
      • Beef
      • Chicken
      • Pasta
      • Pork
      • Vegetables
    • Pets
  • About
    • Life
      • Travel
      • Pets
      • House & Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Baking & Sweets
      • Bread
      • Brownies and Bars
      • Cakes & Cupcakes
      • Candy
      • Cheesecake
      • Cookies
      • Desserts
      • Ice Cream
      • Muffins
      • No Bake
      • Pie
      • Pops
    • Meals
      • Appetizers
      • Breakfast
      • Lunches
      • Main Dishes
      • Side Dish
      • Drinks
    • Ingredients
      • Beef
      • Chicken
      • Pasta
      • Pork
      • Vegetables
    • Pets
  • About
    • Life
      • Travel
      • Pets
      • House & Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
↑

Love From The Oven

Delicious Recipes For Easy Meals, Desserts, Cookies, Cakes, Breads, Brownies And More!

Categories

search

[post_category before="" sep=" &"]

Brown Butter Blondies

Jump to Recipe

Everybody loves these deliciously chewy Brown Butter Blondies. A sink your teeth into treat, these chocolate chip blondies are not only tasty, they are incredibly easy to make! You get the amazing texture of a brownie, combined with a classic cookie taste. With just a handful of ingredients and less than an hours time, this is my go to dessert when I need something quick. 

Brown butter blondies stacked on a blue plate

Reasons To Make Brown Butter Blondies

  • They combine a rich, buttery flavor with a perfectly chewy texture.
  • You can whip a batch up in a matter of minutes, this recipe is FAST.
  • Chocolate chip cookies are a favorite of yours, but you hate the time it takes to make all those cookies. 
  • The recipe is flexible, you can use any kind of chocolate chip and add nuts if you like. 

When I say this is one of my go to dessert recipes, I am not exaggerating. These blondies are so quick, and the results are completely dependable. This recipe is based on my friend Mary‘s Never Fail Blondie Bars from her Weeknight Dinner Cookbook. Never fail is pretty darn accurate with this recipe!

blondies in a bowl

Ingredients

It doesn’t get much simpler than this when it comes to ingredients. All you need is butter, flour, brown sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla and chocolate chips. That’s it. You don’t even need baking powder or baking soda. Aside from browning the butter, all of the ingredients are mixed together on one bowl. I find this recipe very easy to whip up while I’ve got dinner on the stove. 

ingredients to make blondies on a kitchen counter

Brown Butter

While I have made these blondies countless times, exactly as Mary instructs in her book, my daughter suggested I try them with brown butter. Who am I to turn down the idea of brown butter anything? Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of my favorites!  You get a little more depth of flavor with the brown butter, but honestly these blondies are still tremendous even if you skip that step and just make Mary’s traditional recipe. 

If you’ve never browned butter, no worries, it’s simple. I highly recommend this post on How To Make Brown Butter (with video) to learn more. The thing with brown butter is you have to stay on top of it, which is why I never manage to get a photo of it while I’m making it, so the Simply Recipes post will help you out with that if you need it. 

cut blondies sitting on wax paper

More Blondie Recipes

If you are like me and can’t get enough blondies, I’ve got a few more recipes to suggest. Pumpkin Blondies are great this time of year, as are Caramel Blondies. Caramel Pretzel Blondies are always a huge hit when I make them. Mary’s Pecan Praline Blondie recipe is not to be missed and Peanut Butter Blondie from Sally’s Baking Addiction is a fun twist on the classic blondie.

pictures of blondie bars

Click To Pin And Save!

Brown butter blondies stacked on a blue plate

Brown Butter Blondies

Chewy Brown Butter Blondies are not only sink your teeth into delicious, they're quick and easy to make! Your family will love them!
5 from 1 vote
Print Pin Rate Save Saved!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blondies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 12 blondies
Calories: 239kcal
Author: Christi Johnstone

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup browned butter melted and cooled (1 stick = 1/2 cup)
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper or line with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • To make the blondies, in a large bowl, stir together the butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and stir to combine. Stir in the flour and salt, just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips until just combined.
  • Scoop batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 22-28 minutes or until they are slightly browned around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out with moist crumbs. Take care not to over bake, which will reduce the great chewy texture. Cool in pan, on a wire rack, for at least 20 minutes, then remove and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Slice and serve. Store tightly covered.

Notes

Recipe lightly adapted from The Weeknight Dinner Cookbook by Mary Younkin of Barefeet In The Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 281IU | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @lovefromtheoven or tag #lovefromtheoven!

About author Christi Johnstone of Love From The Oven

Christi is the baker, cook, blogger, food photographer, recipe developer and sprinkle lover behind Love From The Oven. As a busy mom, it's important to Christi that her recipes are family-friendly and picky eater approved. In addition to running Love From The Oven, Christi is the author of The My Little Pony Baking Book and Smart Cookie, and the co-author of Peeps-A-Licious.
Interested in working with Christi? please contact her by email.
This post may contain affiliate links, please see our disclosure policy.

Home » Baking & Sweets » Brownies and Bars » Brown Butter Blondies

Baking & Sweets Brownies and Bars
August 28, 2020 by LOVE FROM THE OVEN

Comments

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  1. Rj says

    August 28, 2020 at 10:17 am

    5 stars
    Fantastic with a scoop of ice cream on top!

    Reply
  2. Latasha says

    October 19, 2020 at 11:19 am

    Is the butter salted in unsalted

    Reply
    • Christi Johnstone says

      October 19, 2020 at 12:47 pm

      Personally, I have never once been able to notice any difference between salted and unsalted butter, so I use them interchangeably. Feel free to use whichever you personally prefer or keep on hand.

      Reply
Hi, I'm Christi I love sharing easy & delicious recipes that your family & friends will love. I'm a mom, cookbook author...Read More

TRY MY FAVORITE RECIPES

  • Free Cookies e-Cookbook
  • Cookie Recipes
  • Cake Recipes
  • Main Dish Recipes
  • Bread Recipes
  • Breakfast Recipes
  • Side Dish Recipes

MY COOKBOOKS

Copyright ©2021, Love From The Oven.
Design by Pixel Me Designs