America's Test Kitchen Blondies Or Congo Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks, melted and cooled)
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted

Recipe

• 1 adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line a 13x9 inch baking pan with a foil sling and grease the foil.
• 3 whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• 4 in a large bowl, whisk the butter and sugar together.
• 5 whisk in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
• 6 stir in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• 7 stir in the chips and nuts.
• 8 scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• 9 bake the blondies until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 22 to 25 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
• 10 let the blondies cool completely in the pan, set on a wire rack, about 2 hours.
• 11 remove the blondies from the pan using the foil, cut into squares, and serve.