Chocolate Chip Blondies

• 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter
• 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar (light brown sugar preferred)
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon All Purpose Flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 cup Milk Chocolate Chips (Optional)
• 1/4 cup White Chocolate Chips (Optional)
• 1/4 cup Chopped almonds or macadamia nuts (optional)
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

1. Preparation: rnPreheat the oven to 350 degrees, locate ingredients, bring wet ingredients to room temperature (eggs and butter), and butter/grease a 9*9 inch square pan.
2. Melt the butter over the stove at low heat.
3. Then, stir in half of the brown sugar until smooth.
4. Add the remaining half of the brown sugar, stir, and remove from heat.
5. Allow the brown sugar and butter mixture to cool for 20-30 minutes before adding in eggs and vanilla extract; stir well.
6. In a medium mixing bowl, mix baking powder and salt with all purpose flour.
7. Add the dry ingredients to the wet; stir well. Then, place the mixture in the refrigerator for about ten minutes, stir, and refrigerate for an additional ten minutes.
8. Finally fold in optional ingredients. rnIdeas: rnChocolate Chips rnChocolate chips with chopped almonds/walnuts rnWhite Chocolate ChipsrnWhite chocolate chips with chopped macadamia nutsrnWhite chocolate chips with crushed candy canes rnButterscotch Chips
9. Pour batter into greased pan.
10. Bake for 18-22 minutes until golden brown and toothpick removes cleanly. Cool, cut, and serve.

butter, brown sugar, eggs, baking powder, salt, milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, almonds, vanilla

Taken from food52.com/recipes/66345-chocolate-chip-blondies (may not work)