Chocolate Cherry Blondies
Buttery blondies filled with chocolate chips and chunks of fresh cherries
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 16 blondies 1x
- Category: dessert
Ingredients
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup and 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup cherries, fresh or frozen cut into 1/4s
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch pan with parchment paper, set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the melted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and stir to combine.
- Add the 1 cup flour, salt, and baking powder and stir until just combined, taking care not to over mix.
- In a small bowl combine the remaining 1 tablespoon flour and cherries.
- Fold the cherries and chocolate chips into the batter until combined.
- Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until edges begin to slightly pull away from sides of pan and center is set.
- Allow bars to cool for at least 1 hour before slicing and serving. Bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 3 months.