Brownie Blondies

These brownie blondies are fudgy, chewy and perfectly decadent, guaranteed to become a family favorite dessert! Simple ingredients and easy to follow instructions to make perfectly marbled brownie blondie bars. The perfect combination of brownie and blondie!

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Baking has always been a passion of mine and both brownies and blondies have a solid place in my heart and in my kitchen.

What could be better than a brownie or a blondie you say? How about both! Enter, brownie blondies.

These perfectly marbled brownie blondies are a great way to treat yourself and your family to something delicious, beautiful and easy to make.

My family loves these brownie blondies so much, it’s a race to the kitchen when the oven timer goes off.

If you love other amazing cookie or blondie recipes, be sure to check out these Chocolate Chip Cookies without Brown Sugar, Duncan Hines Cake Mix Cookies (Red Velvet) and Vegan Blondies (made with a secret healthy ingredient).

And just in case you like your dessert in liquid form, you will love these dessert cocktails: Godiva Chocolate Martini and Espresso Martini with Baileys.

If you don’t feel like making your brownie blondies from scratch, you can buy a blondie brownies box mix in your local grocery store.

Box mixes such as blondie mix Betty Crocker, Betty Crocker cookie blondie bars and Pillsbury blondie mix are all tasty in a pinch.

So whether you love your brownie blondies with a slight crunch or simply chewy and gooey, this tasty blondie recipe is just what you’re looking for. With a crunchy exterior and a fudgy interior, these brownie blondies have got you covered!

Why this recipe works

This blondie brownie recipe is easy to follow, simple to bake and comes out fudgy, chewy and delicious! The blondie brownie bakes in the oven quickly and evenly.

Share these brownie and blondies with your friends! These brown and blonde brownies make the perfect snack or dessert that your family and friends will love.

These brownie blondies make a great gift for the holidays or anytime of year. They are beautiful and delicious. Win-win!

And if you need any other cookie ideas for your next cookies exchange or homemade gift, be sure to check out these Snickerdoodles without Cream of Tartar, Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies and Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies!

Ingredients

Blondie Batter

• Butter: This recipe calls for salted butter. If you only have unsalted butter, add about ¼ teaspoon of salt.
• Light Brown Sugar: If you don’t have light brown sugar, dark brown sugar will work fine. It will yield a slightly darker blondie.
• Sugar: Granulated white sugar.
• Eggs
• Vanilla Extract
• Flour: All purpose white flour.
• White Chocolate Chips

Brownie Batter

• Butter: This recipe calls for salted butter. If you only have unsalted butter, add about ¼ teaspoon of salt.
• Sugar: Granulated white sugar.
• Eggs
• Vanilla Extract
• Flour: All purpose white flour.
• Cocoa Powder
• Chocolate Chips or Chocolate Chunks: Milk Chocolate, Semi-Sweet Chocolate or Dark Chocolate, based on your taste preferences.

How to make the perfect marbled brownie blondies

Brownie Blondies Preparation Steps

• Preheat oven 350°F
• Line 8 inch (8×8) baking pan with parchment paper. See notes for tips on helping parchment paper to stay flat.

Blondie Batter

In a large bowl, with hand mixer, combine melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat until fully combined.

Add flour to bowl of ingredients. On lowest speed, mix in flour until fully combined.

Hand mix in white chocolate chips.

Set bowl aside and prepare brownie mix in separate bowl.

Brownie Batter

In a large bowl, with hand mixer, combine melted butter, white sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat until fully combined.

Add flour and cocoa powder. On lowest speed, mix in flour and cocoa powder until fully combined.

You will likely need to scrape the sides with a spatula to combine any cocoa and flour on the sides of the bowl.

Hand mix in chocolate chips or chocolate chunks.

Mixing and Cooking Brownie Blondies

Using cookie scoop or tablespoon, alternate spooning in scoops of blondie batter and brownie batter in an alternating pattern into the baking pan.

You want a contrast between the location of the different colored batters. The batter is thick so they will hold their shape somewhat.

Once all your batter is in the pan, using a spoon, lightly flatten out your brownie blondies so that the surface is level.

Cook brownie blondies on 350°F for approximately 40-45 minutes or until full cooked. Remove from oven and allow to fully cool in baking pan.

Remove brownie blondies from baking pan, slice and enjoy!

Baking Tips

Tip to Measure Flour: When you measure your flour, do not scoop it out directly as that can lead to using more flour than is needed.

To correctly measure your flour, give the flour a stir with a fork or a whisk to loosen it.

Spoon the flour into cup until it is heaping, then level with the flat side of a knife.

Parchment Paper: Rub a little bit of oil on the bottom of your baking pan and place parchment paper on top.

This will help the parchment paper to stick flat. Use can also use clips to hold sides of parchment paper until you pour batter in to weight down.

Slicing Tips: Once brownie blondies have cooled to room temperature, remove from pan (leave on parchment paper) and wrap them tightly.

Place brownie blondies in the refrigerator or freezer to get cold. This will allow for a cleaner slice.

What’s the difference between a brownie and a blondie?

The key factor that sets brownies and blondies apart is the chocolate (usually cocoa powder). Sometimes blondies are mistakenly referred to as “brownie blondies” because they are like a brownie, only blonde!

So when you think about blondies, think of the ooey gooey decadence of a brownie, without the chocolate.

Blondies have a beautiful vanilla-caramel, almost maple like flavor. Brownie blondies combine the best of both worlds.

What is a blondie brownie made of?

Blonde and brown brownies are a combination of brownies and blondies, typically combined in either a layer or in a marbled pattern.

Ingredients such as eggs, flour, sugar, vanilla and butter are generally used in both a blondie and a brownie recipe but you must omit cocoa powder from the blondie portion.

A combination of white and brown sugar is used in the blondies. Versus, brownies which just use white sugar.

White chocolate chips can be used in the blondie batter and regular chocolate chips in the brownie batter.

How is a blondie different from a cookie?

Blondies are classified as cookie bars. And although cookie bars and cookies might sound almost alike, they are actually different.

Cookies are typically circular-shaped sweet snacks that often have a firmer texture than brownies and blondies.

And cookie bars—in this case, our hybrid brown and blond brownies—are rectangular or square-shaped dessert bars that are chewier and softer than most cookies.

How to properly measure your flour?

The best and most accurate way to measure flour is by using a kitchen scale. I have used this kitchen scale for many years and highly recommend it!

To measure, place your bowl on the scale, zero the tare and pour the flour into the bowl.

This also works well to measure other dry ingredients when cooking or baking.

If you don’t have a kitchen scale, the next best thing is to use a measuring cup and the fluffing method.

Fluff the flour with a spoon and sprinkle it into the measuring cup before using a knife to level it off or shake gently.

How to combine the blondie and brownie batter to achieve a marble brownie blondie look?

The key to achieving a marbled look it to use a cookie scoop or tablespoon and add your brownie batter and blondie batter in an alternating pattern.

Contrast in the color patterns is key. You can lightly flatten your brownie blondies once all batter is in baking pan, but don’t mix! The batter will properly spread together when cooking.

FAQ and expert tips

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