Blondies

I know what you're thinking? Blondies?

No not the lame-o comic strip.

Did anyone ever find this comic funny? DIdn't think so.

Nor am I talking about Blondie a la Debbie Harry. 

Nor am I talking about these duck-faced cum dumpsters.

  I imaged searched blondies and got these twats. Second one from the left looks more orange than blonde.

Seriously though, blondies are this yummy cross between a cookies and a brownie.  I made these and had old ladies at church rave about them.  That's a tough crowd - trust me.  Seriously, they try any baking I bring just to see if it's any good or not.  Which also translates into, "Is she competent or not as a person?" Pretty certain these put an end to that debate. 

First things first.  Line a 9x13 inch pan with aluminum foil.  Basically take two pieces and lay them across one another so you get a sling.  You might have to use scissors so that you don't get too much overlap in the corners.  Spray the everloving shit out of your lined pan with cooking spray.  Preheat your oven to 350F.

Next up. If you could be a total moron and attempt to empty a bag of flour into a container that won't hold 5 pounds of flour, it'd make me feel slightly less stupid. Thanks.

This was a disaster.

So you're going to combine in a bowl 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/2tsp of salt, and 1 tsp of baking powder.  Whisk so that they're nicely combined.

Melt 3/4cup of unsalted butter. Basically a stick and a half if that's how you buy your butter. 

Now into that put a 1 1/2c of brown sugar, 2 large eggs, and 4 tsp of vanilla extract.  Can we talk about vanilla extract?  Buy the pure stuff.  Don't buy the artificial crap.  Sure, it pretty much tastes the same and will save you some moola, but it's a byproduct of wood pulp.  Ew.  Leave the trees alone and buy the real stuff.

So mix the butter/sugar/eggs/vanilla/heartattckinabowl up...

..and start combining them.  I think I added the flour to the butter mixture in about 2 parts.

Keep mixing....

Now fold in 1/2 cup of both white and semisweet chocolate chips.  Then toss in 1 cup of toasted chopped pecans.  Please take the time to toss those nuts into a frying pan and toast 'em.  Nuts always taste better toasted.  I'm sure you knew that already.

Ta da!  Also, see that spatula?  It's now gone to a better place. I broke it making cheese bread last weekend.  Can we have a moment of silence for my spatula which gave me so many years of good work? Thanks. 

Toss the batter into the pan.  Try not to eat half of it.

Spread it out so that it's all nice and even. 

Bake for 20-25 minutes.  Basically there should be a few crumbs on a toothpick when you pull it out (that what she said).

I'd suggest cutting these suckers into small squares 'cause they're pretty rich.  Also recommended?  Calling your favourite cardiologist.  Enjoy!