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Cinnamon Sugar Blondies: A simple, gooey treat perfect for game-night with friends.
When my youngest left for college, the house felt too quiet and a little too tidy. In an attempt to bring back some of the chaos and noise, I decided to host a game-night with old friends. This wasn’t just any game-night, it was the first one where I finally dared to open up about my love for baking. That evening, I whipped up a batch of cinnamon sugar blondies, a treat reminiscent of the carefree days spent at college, rushing into the common room with warm, gooey parcels straight from our makeshift dorm oven. I always kept a stash of brown sugar and vanilla extract back then; they were my little secrets to transform any basic recipe into a crowd-pleaser.
As everyone gathered around the table, the smell of melted butter mingled with cinnamon wafted through the room, bringing smiles before a single bite. I lined the baking dish with parchment to ensure the blondies slid out effortlessly, a trick I had learned through trial and error during those late-night kitchen escapades. After sprinkling a sugary cinnamon topping over the thick batter, I baked them to a slightly crisp perfection. Remembering to let them cool before cutting was essential to get those clean, sharp edges—ideal for grabbing between turns during a friendly Scrabble duel. That night, laughter filled every corner of the house, and those blondies—sweet, comforting, and unexpectedly simple—were an instant classic among my friends.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 5 teaspoons sugar
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper. Set it aside.
- Combine the melted butter and brown sugar in a medium mixing bowl.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, and stir.
- Add the flour and salt, and stir until fully incorporated.
- In a separate small mixing bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the batter.
- Bake until a knife inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, about 22 minutes.
- Allow the blondies to cool.
- Cut into 16 bars and serve.
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