Americas Test Kitchen Blondies Or Congo Bars Recipes

BLONDIES FROM AMERICAS TEST KITCHEN

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Make foil sling for 13x9 inch baking pan (or simply use parchment paper). Spray with non-stick baking spray or grease with butter.
• Whisk flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl. In medium bowl, whisk sugar and melted butter together until combined. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Using rubber spatula, fold in flour mixture until just combined. Fold in pecans and semisweet and white chocolate chips.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until top is shiny and cracked and feels firm to touch, for about 25 to 30 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
• Let blondies cool completely, for about 2 hours. Using foil overhang or parchment overhang, lift blondies from pan. Cut into bars and serve.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN BLONDIES OR CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with a foil sling and grease the foil.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• In a large bowl, whisk the butter and sugar together.
• Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
• Stir in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Stir in the chips and nuts.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake the blondies until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 22 to 25 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
• Let the blondies cool completely in the pan, set on a wire rack, about 2 hours.
• Remove the blondies from the pan using the foil, cut into squares, and serve.