Blondies are fun to make. Once you find a good base recipe you can basically add in anything you want. There are so many possibilities. Whenever I make them Philip always says "Mmmm...I love blondies. Wait, I like blondies and I love brunettes." Quick one that boy. :)
I have had this bag of coconut for quite sometime. I keep meaning to make coconut cream pie because that is my favorite but I never get around to it. But then I saw these, had all the ingredients and the hope for a coconut cream pie flew right out the window. I am glad I made these though. They were quite tasty and they reminded me a lot of magic cookie bars.
Chewy Coconut Chocolate Chunk Blondies
(Source: About.com: Southern Food)
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 ounces unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chocolate chips or chunks (I used mini-chocolate chips because that is all I had.)
***Optional Topping***
1 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chip
1 teaspoon butter or shortening
Preparation:
Grease and flour an 8- or 9- inch square baking pan. Heat oven to 350°.
Combine the flour and salt; set aside.
Beat melted butter and brown sugar together until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla extract until well blended.
Slowly beat in the flour and salt until blended, then stir in the coconut and chocolate chips or chocolate chunks.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set in the center but still soft. Do not overbake. Let the bars cool slightly before drizzling with chocolate, then cool completely before cutting into small squares.
For topping, if using, melt chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon of butter or shortening until smooth. Drizzle over the bars with a spoon or pour the mixture into a sandwich bag and cut a very small piece of the corner off. Drizzle, squeezing the chocolate out over the bars.
I have had this bag of coconut for quite sometime. I keep meaning to make coconut cream pie because that is my favorite but I never get around to it. But then I saw these, had all the ingredients and the hope for a coconut cream pie flew right out the window. I am glad I made these though. They were quite tasty and they reminded me a lot of magic cookie bars.
Chewy Coconut Chocolate Chunk Blondies
(Source: About.com: Southern Food)
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 ounces unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chocolate chips or chunks (I used mini-chocolate chips because that is all I had.)
***Optional Topping***
1 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chip
1 teaspoon butter or shortening
Preparation:
Grease and flour an 8- or 9- inch square baking pan. Heat oven to 350°.
Combine the flour and salt; set aside.
Beat melted butter and brown sugar together until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla extract until well blended.
Slowly beat in the flour and salt until blended, then stir in the coconut and chocolate chips or chocolate chunks.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set in the center but still soft. Do not overbake. Let the bars cool slightly before drizzling with chocolate, then cool completely before cutting into small squares.
For topping, if using, melt chocolate chips with 1 teaspoon of butter or shortening until smooth. Drizzle over the bars with a spoon or pour the mixture into a sandwich bag and cut a very small piece of the corner off. Drizzle, squeezing the chocolate out over the bars.
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