The Sweet Kitchen: Browned Butter M&M Blondies

 It's not often I made a regular sweet recipe and usually that occurs when I am baking for other people. Of course, I have to taste test! I made these browned butter M&M blondies for my friend Lori to celebrate her birthday. 

Browned butter is a new favorite ingredient to use especially in baking. It gives everything such amazing flavor and it so easy to do. You just cook the butter the recipe calls for on the stove until the butter turns an amber color and has a nutty or caramel smell. Just be careful not to overcook it. Then let it cool for 20 minutes before adding it to the recipe including all the brown bits at the bottom of the pan. Thats all the good flavors. 

So first preheat the oven to 350 degrees then go ahead and brown the butter and set it aside. While it is cooling it a great time to gather all of your ingredients you will need. 

The Ingredients:

3/4 C of browned butter cooled

1 C brown sugar

1/2 C sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 C flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 C mini M&Ms

2/3 C semi sweet chocolate chips

The Recipe:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and brown your butter. 

Grease a 9x13 pan. 

Combine the cooled brown butter, brown sugar, and sugar and mix until combined. 

Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix to combine. 

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. 

Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix until combined. 

Fold in 1/3 C of M&M's and the chocolate chips

Place batter in the prepared pan and smooth the top so the batter touches the edges.

Press in the remaining 1/3 C of M&M's into the top of the batter. 

Bake for 23-25 minutes until golden brown. This will still feel a bit soft but toothpick inserted should come out clean. 

Cool completely and cut into squares.