Brown Butter Blondies with Chocolate Chips
Chewy, buttery blondies with nutty brown butter and melted chocolate chips. These bake in 20 minutes and are perfect warm with a glass of milk.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Servings
- 12
- Calories
- 312
- Protein
- 3g
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- 1.5 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.75 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, swirling occasionally, ~6 minutes.
- 2
Continue cooking until the foam subsides and solids turn golden brown and fragrant, ~2 minutes more.
- 3
Pour into a bowl, scraping up all the browned bits. Let cool for 5 minutes.
- 4
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- 5
Whisk cooled brown butter with brown sugar until combined, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
- 6
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and black pepper.
- 7
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- 8
Spread batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top.
- 9
Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center has just a few moist crumbs, 20–22 minutes.
- 10
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- 11
Cut into 12 squares and serve.
Tools you’ll need
- small saucepan
- whisk
- 8x8-inch baking pan
- parchment paper
- mixing bowls (2)
- measuring cups and spoons
- spatula or wooden spoon
- wire cooling rack
- knife
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