Caramel Pecan Blondies
These melt-in-your-mouth blondies are out of this world!
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup pecan halves divided
- 1/3 cup caramel chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a square pan (8x8) with parchment paper and set aside.
- Melt butter and brown sugar in a small sauce pan over medium heat.
- Mix thoroughly, about 3-4 minutes and remove from heat. Allow to cool for about 2 minutes.
- Pour butter and sugar mixture into a large bowl. Add egg and mix quickly, ensuring that the egg gets mixed in and not cooked into the sugar mixture.
- Add vanilla extract and mix some more.
- Slowly add flour into the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Once all the ingredients are well-combined, mix vigorously for about 3 minutes.
- Grab ΒΌ cup of the pecan halves and chop into small pieces. Fold into the blondie batter.
- Pour the blondie batter into the lined pan, spread evenly.
- Top batter with remaining pecan halves and caramel chips.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes then remove from pan and cut into 16 squares.