If you’re not much of a baker, this recipe is for you. While professional chef Ina Garten can master anything from brisket with onions and leeks to the perfect poached pears, her recipe for chocolate-chunk blondies requires few ingredients and are simple to make. In fact, you probably have most of the ingredients in your kitchen already. From the reviews of those who have made the treats, your friends and family won’t be able to get enough of them.
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
- • 1 ¼ pounds of semisweet chocolate chunks
- • 2 extra large eggs, at room temperature
- • ½ pound (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, at room temperature
- • 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- • 1 ½ cups of chopped walnuts
- • 1 cup of light-brown sugar, lightly packed
- • ½ cup of granulated sugar
- • 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
- • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- • 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
Directions:
- • Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- • Grease and flour an 8 x 12 x 2 inch baking pan.
- • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on high speed for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- • With the mixer on low, add the vanilla, then the eggs, one at a time, and mix well, scraping down the bowl.
- • In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and with the mixer still on low, slowly add flour mixture to the butter mixture.
- • Fold the walnuts and chocolate chunks in with a rubber spatula.
- • Spread the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- • Bake for 30 minutes exactly. Don't overbake! A toothpick may not come out clean.
- • Cool completely in the pan and cut into bars.
