Small-Batch Browned Butter Blondies

Name: Small-Batch Browned Butter Blondies
Yield: Makes 6 Bars
Ingredients: ¾ cup (3¾ ounces), all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, baking powder; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 10 tablespoons packed (4⅓ ounces), light brown sugar; 1 , large egg; 2 tablespoons, corn syrup; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; ⅓ cup, pecans, toasted and chopped coarse; 2 tablespoons (¾ ounce), milk chocolate chips; ⅛ teaspoon, flake sea salt, crumbled (optional)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2022

Desserts or Baked Goods

Brownies & Bars

For a blondie that's chewy but not too sweet, we found that you can't simply swap in a cookie dough or brownie batter.

SERVESMakes 6 Bars

TIME1¼ hours, plus 1 hour cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a blondie that's chewy but not too sweet, we found that you can't simply swap in a cookie dough or brownie batter. Using melted rather than creamed butter made for a blondie that was dense and chewy instead of cakey. To boost the blondi...

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