Amazingly Gooey & Chewy Snickerdoodle Blondies

These blondies are amazingly delicious! The maple flavor of the brown sugar really come out in the baking process and helps create such a moist and dense blondie treat that leaves you wanting to have "just one more" time and time again. 

Since I made these last week, my friends have been begging me to make them again :) So definitely a good sign! 

Now to make this treat extra special… you can heat it up and serve it with ice cream. Yes, that is extremely indulgent but there are days when indulgent is necessary!

Finally, this recipe uses simple ingredients that I know I will most likely already have in my kitchen. Makes me that much more excited about baking it! :) 

I found this recipe here on My Own Sweet Thyme.

Snickerdoodle Blondies

Yields: Approximately 15 - 30 servings (depending on how you cut them)

2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups packed dark brown sugar 
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.

Mix together flour, and baking powder and set aside. 
In large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until smooth.

Next, stir in the flour mixture until well blended. Spread evenly in prepared pan. Combine white sugar and cinnamon in a little bowl. Evenly sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over the top of the batter.

Bake at 25 minutes or until surface springs back when gently pressed. Cool slightly and cut while still warm.

The Most Delicious Moist Banana Bread Ever!!!

The Most Delicious Moist Banana Bread Ever!!!

Okay so maybe this is not the most humble title for a recipe, but it really is the most delicious, moist, banana bread ever! The best part is how simple this recipe is to make and how easy it is to make adjustments if you like. Yesterday when I made this bread, my mixer was acting a little wonky and so out  of frustration I began to mix the butter and sugar by hand! It turned out perfectly :)  The original recipe can be found here. I've made a few adjustments but the process is still very simple. Yesterday I made this recipe for a small loaf and cut all the ingredients in half.

Below is the recipe that I use for the full sized loaf.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (if using unsalted, add 1/2 tsp of salt)
• 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of white sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 bananas, finely crushed
• 1 1/2 cups of flour
• 1 tsp of baking soda
• 1/2 tsp of vanilla
• 1 cup of walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream together butter, dark brown sugar, and white sugar. (Can even mix this with your hands!)
3. Next, add eggs to the mixture and beat with a fork. 
4. Then add crushed bananas and beat in until well combined.
5. Add in flour and baking soda to creamed mixture. Add vanilla.
6. Pour mixture into greased and floured loaf pan.
7. Bake for about 60 minutes, or until top is dark golden color and a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
8. Enjoy! :)

These pictures show the banana bread made with walnuts, but if you are not particularly fond of nuts, or are allergic, just leave them out! Either way you make it, you will love the result!