Hodge Podge Blondies

Blondies are kind of like brownies, only not chocolate. So I guess they're really not like brownies at all. Hmm... well, if nothing else I found that they're a great way to clean up your pantry. This recipe was adapted from BakingBlonde's basic blondie recipe - a very simple recipe (and I loved that it uses melted butter so you can make it right away and don't have to wait for the butter to soften like most recipes). I added a little baking powder to give it some lift, and stirred in basically just leftovers from my baking pantry - roughly a quarter cup each of semi-sweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, toffee chips, walnuts and pecans. You can add any combo of your favorite baking goodies. I just slightly underbaked them for a soft gooey middle - fabulous served slightly warm with a glass of cold milk! :)

HODGE PODGE BLONDIES

INGREDIENTS:
1 stick butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspooon salt
Additional mix-ins of your choice (chocolate chips, candies, nuts, etc.)


DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 8x8 baking pan.

2. In a large bowl combine melted butter and brown sugar, beat until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined. Fold in any additional mix-ins and pour into baking pan - spread evenly.

3. Bake for 20-25 minutes until set in the middle. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.