Snickers Bar Blondies from Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

Snickers Bars Blondies - made December 2, 2023 from Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen 

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups Snickers bars, chopped into chunks

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 9 x 9-inch baking pan with foil and lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until combined
4. Add flour, baking powder and salt, mixing on low speed until just combined.
5. Fold in chopped Snickers. Pour batter in an even layer into prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting.

Still working my way through leftover Halloween candy and trying to use different types of recipes for them. Instead of chocolate brownies or cookies, I went with this blondie bar that incorporates chunks of Snickers bars.

As blondies go, this was pretty good. It's a straightforward brown-sugar-based blondie with chopped up Snickers in it. The only issue I had with it is the top is crusty. I prefer a softer bite and the texture underneath the crusty crust was fine. You just have to get past the crust. It's not super hard or anything but it's definitely a crust.

It isn't a deal breaker and I just happen to be one of those weirdos who don't like a crust on either my blondies or my brownies. It's why I tend not to mix batter too much after eggs are added because if you (over)beat eggs, they form more of a meringue-like crust when your batter is baked. And guess who doesn't like meringues? Yeah. Me.