Rev: Toffee Blondies

[britneyelise]

These Toffee Blondies are from the most recent issue of Everyday Food from Martha Stewart. They are really yummy. The toffee bits melt and make gooey yummy puddles of butter sugar. Dangerously addictive. My father who claims to only like fudgy chocolate brownies had four of these!

Here's the recipe:

Toffee Blondies
Everyday Food Issue #6

1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup toffee bits

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom and sides of an 8 inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, with a bit of overhang on two sides. Set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. beat in eggs, vanilla, and salt. With mixer on low speed, add flour and beat until combined. Stir in toffee bits by hand.

3. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until cake is golden and a toothpick comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven; cool completely in pan.

4. Grasping foil, lift cake from pan. Peel off foil. Using a serratted knife, cut into 16 squares. Store blondies in an airtight container at room temperature up to five days.

Makes 16
Calories: 235
Fat: 11.5
Sat Fat: 2.1
Fiber: 0.6 grams
Carbs: 31.4

My notes:
I also buttered the foil, just as a precaution.
I used a 9 inch pan and baked them for about 17 minutes


I also made the chocolate cake in the same issue, it was indeed easy, but I am not sure how it tastes because I made it as the cake my niece massacered as part of her 1st birthday party. She first used it as a drum , beating it,then dug her fingers in it and smeared it on her cute little face. She seemed to enjoy it! On a side note though, as my brother in law was cleaning it up he had a few pieces and said it was really good.
Today I am making her Roasted Paprika Chicken and the Dill butter green beans. The kitchen smells heavenly!

Shannon

[Kayaksoup]

Oh goody another cookie bar recipe:D Thanks for the review

[NewMrsG]

Thanks for the review! I've made a couple of things from this magazine and they've been great!

[lonetree1353]

Thanks Shannon for the review. I have posted it in my "to try" section. I will look for the magazine. It sounds well worth buying.

[Mamasue]

Yummmmmm! ;)

[pbchipses]

Yummy! Glad to hear these are good, as they are on my "to-try" list, too!

Shannon, I'd love to read any other reveiws you have from that mag, as I just recently got a subscription.

[kristalsnow7]

Mmmm.....I love blondies, and toffee blondies sound even better! Thanks for the recipe, Shannon! :)

[tbb113]

Shannon:

Could you post the dill butter green bean recipe?

Thanks

Tyra

[Jennifer D]

Shannon (or any other knowledgeable baker) -

I'd like to make a 9x13 pan of these. Should I be able to just double the recipe? Would I need to adjust baking time?

Thanks :)

[SueK]

Thanks Shannon! I was just reading my issue last night and these caught my eye. Guess I'll have to try them! :)

[Molli526]

Originally posted by Jennifer D
Shannon (or any other knowledgeable baker) -

I'd like to make a 9x13 pan of these. Should I be able to just double the recipe? Would I need to adjust baking time?

Thanks :)

Yes to doubling the recipe. You will need to increase the baking time as well. I would add about 10 minutes and then just check every so often from there.

[britneyelise]

If you want them to be chewy, I might suggest doubling the recipe and baking it in an 11 by 7 inch pan if you have one. In the pan I used I would have liked them thicker and chewier. Great idea to double these though, wish I had!

Shannon

[GrinsandGiggles]

Yum, these sound deeee-licious! Thanks for sharing, Shannon. I haven't seen this magazine on the newstands, so I will have to look for it. Sounds good! :)