Blondies are a bar cookie, and like a brownie, but without the dark chocolate. This recipe includes macadamia nuts, white chocolate chips and toasted coconut.

Blondies

Ingredients:

Small amount of vegetable shortening for preparing pan

Dough:

1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup white chocolate chips

½ cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

½ cut toasted sweetened coconut

Tip: Use standard measuring cups and spoons or scales for accurate measuring.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Prepare one 9x9x2 inch square pan; lightly grease the pan with shortening.
   
   Dough:
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and brown sugar; use an electric mixer or wooden spoon and beat together until mixture appears light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until thoroughly mixed. Add flour, baking powder, and salt; stir until well mixed. Add white chocolate chips, nuts, and coconut; stir until mixed.
   
   Bake:
3. Spread the dough evenly in the baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Leave cookie in pan to cool; place baking pan on a wire cooling rack to cool. Cut into 2 inch squares.
   
   Tip: My favorite tool to cut bar cookies is a stainless steel dough scraper; simply push the dough scraper straight down into the cookie for straight cuts. Or use a pizza cutter or small kitchen knife to cut the cookie into bars.
   
   Makes about 2 Dozen Bars
   
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