{"id":6300,"date":"2015-02-21T17:09:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T17:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=6300"},"modified":"2015-02-21T19:26:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-21T19:26:21","slug":"mm-blonde-brownies-bars-blondie-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=6300","title":{"rendered":"M&#038;M blonde brownies Bars (Blondie Bars)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blondies\/brownies, same thing, but a different colour. \u00a0It&#8217;s not rocket science, people. \u00a0It&#8217;s <em>baking<\/em> science. \u00a0You might have even heard of these referred to as &#8220;cookie bars&#8221;, but whatever you want to call them, call them delicious! \u00a0I&#8217;ve just managed to make two corny jokes in the first two sentences, so you better just watch the video . . . or continue to read at your own expense!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W43BeIHqSvM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is a very versatile recipe in that you can add any ingredient into the bars that you want. \u00a0If you don&#8217;t like M&amp;M&#8217;s (what is wrong with you?), add in regular chocolate chips! \u00a0If you want to stick with the &#8220;blondie&#8221; idea, add in white chocolate chunks instead. \u00a0These would also be great with an addition of nuts to add a bit of crunch to them. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Basically, these bars taste like a think chunk of cookie and you can make them as fancy, or simple, as you want! \u00a0To spruce mine up a bit I added a bit of melted white chocolate to the top. \u00a0I just felt that the bars, and most cookies, have a bland colouring to them- mostly due to the brown sugar\/vanilla component. \u00a0The bright M&amp;M&#8217;s make a nice contrast, but since I still felt the bars were missing something, I melted a bit of white chocolate (you can use chips or baking), put the melted chocolate into a piping bag, snipped off the tip, and drizzled it on the top. \u00a0It was definitely the pop of pizzazz I was looking for. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For a crisp bar, you will want to bake them for a longer period of time (55-60 minutes), and for a more chewy bar, which I prefer (who wants to break their teeth on a cookie bar?), bake them for around 45-50 minutes. \u00a0The longer length of baking time in this recipe is due to the lower oven temperature (325F) than what I usually use (350F), as the bars are so thick. you want a lower temperature to ensure that the inside, and not just the edges close to the pan, are being baked thoroughly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I used both an 8&#8243; x 8&#8243; pan and a 9&#8243;x 9&#8243; pan to bake these in while I was practicing the recipe. \u00a0&#8220;Practicing&#8221; sounds so amateur- while I was <em>perfecting<\/em> the recipe, I mean. \u00a0You can use either pan is my point. \u00a0The larger one will yield a thinner bar (bake for a shorter time), and the smaller one a thicker bar. \u00a0Either way, you&#8217;ll get the same delicious result!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">M&amp;M blonde brownies Bars (Blondie Bars)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 2\/3 all purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 cup mini M&amp;Ms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC_1488site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6305\" title=\"M&amp;M blonde brownies Bars\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC_1488site.jpg\" alt=\"M&amp;M blonde brownies Bars\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC_1488site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/DSC_1488site-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Procedure<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Prepare 8&#8243;x 8&#8243; pan, by buttering or lining pan with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs one at a time and continue to mix until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>Add vanilla, continue to mix.<\/li>\n<li>Into the bowl, add the flour, powder and salt. Mix on low until dough is combined.<\/li>\n<li>Add M&amp;Ms and stir to combine.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon batter into pan and press firmly until batter is flat.<\/li>\n<li>Bake in preheated 325F oven for 45-55 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Allow bars to cool before slicing.<\/li>\n<li>Serve or keep in a sealed container for 2-3 days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=6300\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=6300\" data-text=\"M&#038;M blonde brownies Bars (Blondie Bars)\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=6300\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D6300&amp;linkname=M%26M%20blonde%20brownies%20Bars%20%28Blondie%20Bars%29\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blondies\/brownies, same thing, but a different colour. \u00a0It&#8217;s not rocket science, people. \u00a0It&#8217;s baking science. \u00a0You might have even heard of these referred to as &#8220;cookie bars&#8221;, but whatever you want to call them, call them delicious! 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