Brown Butter Salted Caramel Snickerdoodle Blondies
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4.6
Brown Butter Salted Caramel Snickerdoodle Blondies
Description
The blondies start with butter melted and browned in a pan until nutty aromas develop. Mixing this browned butter with brown sugar and eggs creates a thick base, flavored further with vanilla. Dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt are folded in gently to maintain tender texture.
The batter is pressed into a pan in two layers with salted caramel sauce spread between them, creating a soft center of gooey caramel after baking. A cinnamon sugar topping is sprinkled on top for a contrasting crunch and added spice, along with flaky sea salt to enhance the caramel notes.
This recipe combines textures from soft blondie crumb to sticky caramel pockets, balanced with warm cinnamon flavor typical of snickerdoodles.
You can use homemade or store-bought salted caramel sauce depending on convenience and taste preference.
Ingredients
For the blondies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter cut into tablespoon pieces
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 egg large
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/3 cup salted caramel sauce
- sea salt for sprinkling on top, flaky
For the topping:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a 9×9″ metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line with parchment paper with an overhang on the sides and spray again. This will make it easy to lift the blondies out of the pan after baking. Set the pan aside.
- Place the butter in a medium saucepan and melt over medium heat, stirring often, until it foams, smells nutty, and browns. This will take about 5 minutes. Scrape the browned butter into a large mixing bowl and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Add the brown sugar to the brown butter and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until smooth. The mixture will be thick. Add the eggs and vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir until just combined, don’t over mix.
- Press half of the blondie dough evenly into the prepared pan. Spread the salted caramel sauce over the batter. Cover evenly with the remaining dough.
- In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the blondies.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until blondies are golden brown and mostly set. Mine always take about 37 minutes but check early to be safe. They will continue to set up as they cool.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Let the bars cool completely before cutting into squares and serving.
Notes
- Use either homemade salted caramel or a quality store-bought option, such as Trader Joe's salted caramel sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 290kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 106mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 389IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.6
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