Ooey Gooey Blonde Brownies (Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies)

Here is a classic recipe from the little blue vinyl cook book from my childhood. I’m not sure where my mom got this recipe but it was always a favorite and so easy to make when you are having a serious dessert craving and you have nothing in the house to eat. In fact, that is just what happened while I was home visiting my mom.

One hot July afternoon I entered my moms house through the backyard and there on the counter was a half eaten batch of Blonde Brownies. “Mom, why did you make blonde brownies when we are supposed to be making all things “Peaches”?” “Because I was having a serious craving for chocolate” she replied. I cut out a little corner of a Blonde Brownie for myself and was immediately rewarded with the sweet taste of brown sugar mingling with chocolate chips. Oh yum. She ate the rest of the batch before I had a chance to eat anymore so I had to make my own batch today because the memory of that delicious taste wouldn’t leave me alone. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do, and it’s true, Blondes do have more fun, especially in the world of Brownies.

Blonde Brownies Recipe

1/3 cup softened butter

1 cup brown sugar*

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream together all above ingredients by hand or with an electric mixer

add:

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Stir together all ingredients until incorporated

add:

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Bake in a square 9×9 pan at 350 for 25 minutes

* I have not found success finds no brown sugar in Italy, I can find raw sugar that looks brown but it’s too granular and makes for a gritty brownie, sorry Italy, this may not be a recipe for you. Definitely something to enjoy when I am home in California.