Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes Chocolate-Cherry Blondies 3.2 (93) 5 Reviews By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 16, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 24 These crowd-pleasing packable treats shine at bake sales, birthday parties, or anywhere you take them. Ingredients 2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) 2 teaspoons baking soda ½ teaspoon fine salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature ⅔ cup granulated sugar 1 cup packed light-brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup dried tart cherries Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat butter and both sugars on high until pale and fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture, and beat until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and cherries. Press mixture into a 9-by-13-inch metal baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 28 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Andrew Purcell Cook's Notes Store, covered, at room temperature, up to 5 days. Rate it Print