Loaded Blondies ~ A Must Try Recipe #Recipe #Dessert

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Blondies, Congos, whatever you call them, I call them straight up goodness! 😉 I’ll never forgot the first time I tried and adapted a recipe for these bars from an old community cookbook I got years ago. Our taste buds hit the roof, I’ve been making these babies ever since. Here’s my loaded version from the original.

I pictured these on my goodie platters this year and I couldn’t wait to make them. They’re slightly crunchy outside, chewy in the middle and loaded with semi-sweet chips, toasted coconut, pecans and toffee bits. They make this gal do the foodie happy dance, (more like the funky chicken dance.) I wanted to share them with you in advance.

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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter, room temp.
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips + more for topping bars
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate english toffee bits + more for topping bars
  • 1/2 cup toasted coconut + more for topping bars
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped + plus more for topping bars

 Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Confection Setting
  2. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish; set aside.
  3. In a standing mixer, beat butter and sugars for 10 minutes.
  4. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  5. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; whisk.
  6. Slowly stir in flour to creamed mixture.
  7. Stir in chips, toffee bits, toasted coconut and nuts.
  8. Mixture will be thick. Scoop into greased baking dish. Top with desired amounts of chips, toffee bits, toasted coconut and nuts. Gently press toppings down into the mixture.
  9. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes clean.