As my good friend Jen would say, "Shut the front door!!"
As another good friend Mary would say, "Are you fucking kidding me??!?!"
I found these on Stacey Snacks, where I haven't been for a while so I had a nice long catch-up this morning with a cup of coffee, and I bookmarked about 12 recipes. These blondies, though, demanded instant attention, and an immediate trip to Hannaford because I was out of Nutella (strikes chest, shame be upon me).
Shameful Nutella Blondies
- 8 tablespoons (one stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
- 3 rounded tablespoons Nutella
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides. Spray with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, mix melted butter with brown sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
Add salt and flour. Mix until just combined. Add hazelnuts and mix until evenly distributed in batter.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Plop three rounded tablespoons of Nutella onto the batter. Swirl into the batter with a knife.
Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes, or until the middle is set. Do not over bake. Lift using the foil or paper and transfer the blondies to a rack to cool completely.
I can't even describe what the house smelled like when these were baking but I imagine the foyer of Heaven would be similar. And as for taste, they demanded that a cup of coffee be made immediately.
Super gooey goodness and dare I say a little too gooey and perhaps my rounded tablespoons of Nutella were too rounded, or perhaps my swirling technique was lacking. But they were shut-the-front-door good!!