I was born with with whitest of white hair and was always so proud that I never once had to color my hair. People would always ask me where I got my color done but never believed me when I told them it was natural.
Reflective of all aspects of being a parent, my hair has never been the same since giving birth to baby #1. My beautiful blonde hair is now a dark, nasty dirty dishwater color, plus it is also naturally curly. I am assuming both changes are the result of losing almost all of my hair about 3 months after giving birth. After 6 babies, my poor hair follicles have been traumatized and have no memory of the beauty they once produced.
These blondies are in honor of my once beautiful, naturally blonde hair. Most days I would admit the sacrifice was well worth it. On the days I want to give all six kiddos back, I just drown my sorrows in a decadent treat like these….
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Chewy Chunky Blondies
- Yield: 24 bars 1x
Ingredients
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- 2 C flour
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 sticks butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 C light brown sugar
- 1/2 C sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 C chocolate chips
- 1 C butterscotch chips
- 1 C chopped pecans
- 1 C shredded coconut
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9×13 inch pan and set aside.
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In your mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add both sugars and beat for another 3 minutes. Add the eggs one by one, beating for 1 minute after each addition, then add vanilla. Reduce the mixer to low and add the flour, baking powder and soda, and salt. Mix just until incorporated. Use a rubber spatula to mix in the chips, nuts and coconut.
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Evenly spread batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. The blondies should pull away from the sides of the pan a little and the top should be a nice honey brown. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and cool completely before cutting into bars.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 436
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 159mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 39mg
Steph says
These and the sticky finger bars are both calling my name. I even have Snickers in the house…Hmmm…
Anonymous says
The first sentence of your post are the exact words that I have said! No one ever believed that I don’t bleach my hair. My hair has gotten darker as I get older, but I can still say to this day I have never bleach or colored my hair. These chewy chunky blondies are perfect! Thank you