Bodacious Blondies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups m&m's semi-sweet chocolate baking bits (or milk chocolate, or try skittles!)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 line a 3-quart shallow baking pan with aluminum foil with 2 inches of foil extending beyond the edges of the pan. lightly grease the foil.
• 3 stir the flour mixture, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• 4 beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy. beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• 5 reduce the speed to low. slowly add the flour and beat just until combined. stir in 1 3/4 cups m&m's.
• 6 pour the batter into the pan. sprinkle with the remaining m&m's.
• 7 bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
• 8 cool the blondies in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. use the foil to remove the blondies from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
• 9 enjoy!