Magic Blondies
- 2/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup chopped walnuts (about 2 1/2 ounces)
- 2/3 cup dried cherries or cranberries
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 9 tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Stir together coconut, chocolate, walnuts, and cherries in a bowl.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.
- 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 1 cup coconut mixture.
- Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
- Sprinkle remaining coconut mixture over tops.
- Bake until a cake tester inserted into center comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, about 25 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
- Blondies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.
coconut, semisweet chocolate chips, walnuts, cherries, flour, baking powder, coarse salt, unsalted butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/magic-blondies-389364 (may not work)