Halloween Blondies

Name: Halloween Blondies
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, plus more, room temperature, for pan; 1 cup packed light-brown sugar; 0.5 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1.5 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled); 1.5 teaspoons coarse salt; 0.25 cup each orange, yellow, and brown candy-coated chocolates (from a 12.6-ounce bag)

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on March 23, 2020

Yield:

16

Brown sugar is key to creating a sweet, light molasses flavor in these chewy blondies. You can even get the young ones involved in the Halloween fun—let them sort the chocolate candies by color and arrange them on top of the dough.

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, plus more, room temperature, for pan
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt
¼ cup each orange, yellow, and brown candy-coated chocolates (from a 12.6-ounce bag)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush an 8-inch square baking pan with butter; line pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Butter paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together butter and sugars until smooth. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and salt; stir just until moistened. Transfer batter to prepared pan and smooth top. Arrange candies in 12 rows (2 rows per color, repeating once) on top of dough.
Bake until top of cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Set pan on a wire rack and let cool completely. Using parchment overhang, lift cake from pan and transfer to a cutting board; cut into 16 squares.