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Easy Blondie Recipe For The Holidays

December 14, 2023

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This easy blondie recipe for the holidays is a perfect dessert if you need something quick, festive, and delicious! Loaded with chocolate chips and cheerful M&M’s, they are a definite crowd-pleaser.

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Blondie recipes are super simple to make and much easier than cookies and this is the best blondie recipe for Christmas! Adding the red & green M&Ms makes these traditional blondies into a festive holiday treat! Great for holiday parties, Christmas cookie swaps, gifts, and beyond! They are prepped and baked in under 30 minutes.

What Exactly Are Holiday Blondies? Blondies vs. Brownies

They’re a cross between a cookie and a brownie, my favorites! Blondies are chewy and sweet like a cookie but are dense like brownies. They’re also made in a brownie dish, so the process is much faster and less clean up than if you were to make cookies.

This really is a delicious Christmas cookie bar recipe that everyone will love! Warm and gooey straight out of the oven pairs well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Or at room temperature, once they’re firm, they will be chewy and still so scrumptious!

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Easy Blondie Recipe For The Holidays

Nicole Alexandra
This easy blondie recipe for the holidays is a perfect dessert if you need something quick, festive, and delicious! Loaded with chocolate chips and cheerful M&M's, they are a definite crowd-pleaser.
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Cook Time 14 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Servings 16

Equipment

  • 1 8×8 pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup melted, salted butter
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar could sub regular sugar
  • 2 tsps pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour sub regular flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup red and green M&Ms

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F
  • Melt butter and let cool until warm or room temperature.
  • In a medium-size bowl add your egg, egg yolk, sugar, and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Add in the warm melted butter.
  • Next, add the flour, baking powder, and salt to the bowl and mix until combined.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips and some of the M&Ms.
  • Pour the batter into a greased 8×8 pan.
  • Add the remaining M&M's on top by gently placing them in the batter.
  • Bake for 14 minutes on convection bake or 20 minutes on regular bake. It's done when the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Let cool, slice, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

Storing: Blondies are best stored in an airtight tupperware container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
Freezing: After cooled and sliced, you can freeze them in a freezer bag.
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