Best Blondies from Rock Recipes

Best Blondies - made October 5, 2022 from Rock Recipes

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter, melted and cooled to lukewarm

1 3/4 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine melted butter, dark brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Mix on lowest speed for 10 minutes or until brown sugar is completely incorporated into mixture.
4. Fold in dry ingredients until no flour streaks remain. Pour into an even layer in prepared pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Let cool completely before cutting and serving.

I usually put caveats around anything labeled "best" since, as I've said before, everyone's idea of the best of anything will differ from person to person. But I have to tell you, this is the best (to me) blondie I've ever made or tasted. True dat. Texture was soft like a fudge brownie and the brown sugar-caramel-butterscotch flavor was amazing. Amazing, I tell you. The only thing I didn't do was mix everything for 10 minutes. I did beat the brown sugar and melted butter together for 7 minutes then added the rest of the ingredients for the remaining 3 minutes. Reason is, if you beat anything with eggs in it for that long (10 minutes). it'll create a meringue-like texture for the topping which will flake and get that crackly crust. Some people like that in their brownies. Me, not so much. But the point of mixing for so long is to make sure the brown sugar melts into the batter so I did beat just the brown sugar and butter for awhile to ensure that. Did I mention this was amazing??