Cinnamon Chip Blondies with Brown Sugar Pecan Streusel
A blondie brownie made with cinnamon chips in the batter, and with a brown sugar-pecan streusel ribboned through the middle!
Servings 25 bars
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1 - 10 oz. package cinnamon chips divided
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 c. flour
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. melted butter
- 2/3 c. pecans
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter.
- Remove from heat, and add half the cinnamon chips. Do not stir. Allow to sit for 4-5 minutes so the chips melt.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugar til well-combined.
- Add in the flour, and mix until blended.
- Add in the cinnamon chip/melted butter mixture, and mix until just combined.
- Spread half the batter into a greased 9-inch square pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 17-20 minutes or until golden brown on the edges.
- Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and melted butter. It will be crumbly.
- Sprinkle it over the warm crust.
- Sprinkle the pecans over the brown sugar mixture.
- Add remaining cinnamon chips to the remaining batter.
- Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls on top of the pecans, and gently spread it.
- Return it to the oven, and bake for another 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
- Cool completely. Cut into bars.