With Thanksgiving in the not-so-distant past, there is one thing on a lot of people’s minds: Christmas cookies. On my mind? Chocolate chip blondies.
Even if you don’t actually celebrate on December 25, it’s hard not to like the various sweet treats that seem to erupt from kitchens as result of holiday baking endeavors.
My two favorite baked goods are brownies and chocolate chip cookies.
So, what could be better, I ask you, than a chocolate chip cookie dressed in a brownie’s clothing?
Adapted from How to Cook Everything and seen on Smitten Kitchen, these blondies can be converted into many a favorite cookie.
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or ½ teaspoon almond extract
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- Butter an 8×8 pan. Mix melted butter with brown sugar – beat until smooth. Beat in egg and then vanilla. Add salt, stir in flour. Mix in any additions (below).
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes, or until set
- in the middle. Cool on rack before cutting them.
* 1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts, toasting them first for even better flavor
* 1/2 teaspoon mint extract in addition to or in place of the vanilla
* 1/2 cup mashed bananas
* 1/4 cup bourbon, scotch or whiskey; increase flour by one tablespoon
* 2 tablespoons of espresso powder with the vanilla
* Stir 1/2 cup dried fruit (such as dried cherries) into prepared batter
* Top with a vanilla butter cream frosting
4 Comments
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mandy
November 30, 2009 at 10:54 pmSO adding these to my list of Christmas cookies. They sounds delicious — chocolate chip and brownies? Sign me up!
Paula
November 30, 2009 at 5:26 pmOh wow, these look AMAZING!!!
thatShortChick
November 29, 2009 at 4:17 pmholy mother of chocolate-y goodness.
chocolate chip cookies and brownies are my two favorite things and these two together? this could be epic.