Description
Chewy Cherry Chocolate Chip Blondies made with brown sugar, fresh cherries, and dark chocolate chips for an easy summer dessert bar.
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted and halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8×8-inch baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk melted butter and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, then mix until glossy and combined.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt just until no dry streaks remain.
- Fold in dark chocolate chips and pitted cherries.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top turns golden and the edges pull away from the pan.
- Cool completely in the pan before lifting out and slicing into 16 squares.
Notes
- Milk chocolate or white chocolate chips may replace dark chocolate chips.
- Chopped walnuts or pecans make a good addition.
- For accurate flour measurement, spoon flour into the measuring cup and level it off.
- Cool the blondies fully before slicing for clean squares.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 195
- Sugar: 17
- Sodium: 167
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 27
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 27