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Butterscotch-Cashew Blondies

These scrumptious bar cookies are dense with plenty of cashew chunks, toffee bits, and butterscotch chips.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 9 large or 16 small

Ingredients

9

tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan

1

2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1

teaspoon baking powder

3

/4 teaspoon coarse salt

1

cup packed light brown sugar

2

large eggs

1

teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1

/3 cup butterscotch chips

1

/2 cup unsalted cashews, coarsely chopped (about 3 ounces)

1

/4 cup toffee bits

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan and line with parchment, allowing a 2-inch overhang. Butter lining (not overhang).

    Step 2

    Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

    Step 3

    Put butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla; mix until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture, and mix, scraping down sides of bowl, until well combined. Mix in butterscotch chips, cashews, and toffee.

    Step 4

    Pour batter into prepared pan; spread evenly with a rubber spatula. Bake until golden brown and a cake tester inserted into blondies (avoid center and edges) comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, 42 to 45 minutes. Let cool slightly in pan, about 15 minutes. Lift out; let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares. Blondies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.

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