Circus Animal Cookie Blondies

Name: Circus Animal Cookie Blondies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cake pop or vanilla protein powder (62g); 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (90g); 1/4 cup granular sweetener (48g); 2 Tbsp brown sugar (24g); 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt (112g); 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (122g); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 Tbsp light butter (28g); 2 Tbsp cashew butter (30g); 1/2 cup Circus Animal Cookies (47g); 1 Tbsp rainbow sprinkles (12g); 1/2 cup Circus Animal Cookies (47g); 1 Tbsp rainbow sprinkles (12g)

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings
12 servings
Calories
124 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
International

Circus Animal Cookie Blondies

Heidi Hunt

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Crunchy frosted animal cookies, bright colorful sprinkles, and a thick, chewy blondie... these Circus Animal Cookie Blondies will be your next favorite treat! Such a fun twist on a childhood classic, I love making these easy-to-make, lightened-up blondies for any occasion!

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Ingredients

Servings

Animal Cookie Blondies:

1/2 cup cake pop or vanilla protein powder (62g)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour (90g)
1/4 cup granular sweetener (48g) I used Swerve
2 Tbsp brown sugar (24g) I used Swerve
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt (112g)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (122g)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp light butter (28g) softened
2 Tbsp cashew butter (30g) or nut butter of choice
1/2 cup Circus Animal Cookies (47g) crushed
1 Tbsp rainbow sprinkles (12g)

Toppings:

1/2 cup Circus Animal Cookies (47g) crushed
1 Tbsp rainbow sprinkles (12g)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper and/or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, add the protein powder, flour, sweetener, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir dry ingredients until they are mixed well. Then add the yogurt, applesauce, vanilla, butter, and melted peanut butter chips. Using a hand mixer, mix to combine. Fold in the crushed animal cookies and sprinkles.
Pour the batter into the prepared dish. Top with the remaining crushed animal cookies and rainbow sprinkles.
Bake for 30-32 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
Let blondies cool in the pan. If you wish to eat warm, cut into bars. If you prefer them cold, go ahead and store them in the fridge, covered, and cut into bars when you are ready to eat. They will be easier to cut the longer they have set.

Notes

Tips For The Best Blondies:
Modifications:
To make gluten-free: Use Bob's Red Mill 1:1 Gluten-Free Baking Flour and gluten-free animal cookies.
To make vegan: use vegan protein powder, vegan butter, vegan yogurt, and make sure your sprinkles are vegan friendly. Replace peanut butter chips with peanut butter (gram for gram). Replace circus animal cookies with vegan cookies.
Let chill over night. For the best results, make the blondies and let them sit in the fridge overnight. They are good after they’ve cooled off from the oven, but I promise you they are 10x better when they are chilled and the flavors have had time to come together.
Don’t over-bake. These blondies actually still bake some when you remove them from the oven. I recommend taking them out when the edges are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. This will result in the most gooey texture! Baking until the toothpick comes out totally clean will result in a more cakey blondie, which is not what we’re going for.
Store: Keep stored in an airtight container in the fridge.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1blondie (50g) Calories 124kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 15.6g (5%) Protein 6.5g (13%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Fiber 0.8g (3%) Sugar 6.4g (13%)