Shane's World Famous Blondies!

Since I'm not a big chocolate fan, I was VERY excited to come across Shane's Blondie Recipe. I think almost everyone at BakeSpace has made them at least once. Everyone LOVES these!! My kids ask me to make these a lot. My best sous chef Bob did most of work the last time we made them. They didn't even last 24 hours. If you bake no other bar cookie this year... you MUST bake these!




Shane's Blondies
3/4 C unsalted butter
1 1/2 C light brown sugar
1/2 C dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/4 C AP flour
1 tsp kosher salt
1 C chopped pecans
1/4 C Heath Toffee Chips (optional)

Line a 13x9 pan with parchment.
Preheat oven to 350F
In a sauce pan, melt butter.
Stir in the brown sugars, stirring until 'melted' and the mixture just begins to bubble
Whisk eggs and yolks together with vanilla.
Pour in the eggs in a steady stream, while whisking constantly to prevent scrambling.
In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt.
Fold flour mixture into the egg mixture.
Fold in pecans and toffee chips (if using)
Bake 35-40 minutes (5 minutes less for dark pans)
Remove from oven and cool on a rack.
Lift via parchment and cut when cooled.

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In a sauce pan, melt butter.


I never have dark brown sugar... so I use 2 cups of light brown sugar and add 1.5 teaspoons of molasses.






Whisk eggs and yolks together with vanilla.




Pour in the eggs in a steady stream, while whisking constantly to prevent scrambling.






In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt.


Fold flour mixture into the egg mixture.




Fold in pecans and toffee chips (if using)




Pour into parchment paper lined 13x9 baking dish.




Bake 35-40 minutes (5 minutes less for dark pans)


Lift via parchment and cut when cooled.


Cut and enjoy!


Shane this is for you!!!


These ROCK!!!!

Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

These aren't in my Christmas lineup, but I made them a couple of weeks ago, just because I felt like making cookies. They were a HUGE hit! My husband prefers his cookies crispy & crunchy and these were perfect for him.



I wanted to make cookies. They had to be quick and I needed to have everything on hand. I adapted this from a recipe on allrecipes.com. The original recipe is Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie. My cookies are more crispy and my changes are listed below.

2 C flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 C butter, melted
1 C packed brown sugar
1/2 C white sugar
1 TBLS vanilla extract
1 egg
2 C toffee chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325F.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the whisked ingredients until just blended. Stir in the toffee chocolate chips. Drop by heaping tablespoon onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets, approx 2 inches apart.
Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly golden.
Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

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Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended.

Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy.


Mix in the whisked ingredients until just blended.


Stir in the toffee chocolate chips. (I always keep these on hand!)




Drop by heaping tablespoon onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets, approx 2 inches apart.


Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly golden.

Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.


Enjoy!!