I am a sucker for cute gimmicks.
I know I should not be suckered into buying things just because they are themed or cute, but I can not help it. I never buy M&M's. I think they taste good and are great in baked items, but I never really think to get then. Then I saw these cute pink and red M&M's and had to buy them. I spent a good 20 minutes in Rite Aide and then another 20 minutes in CVS pondering what I could bake just to buy these M&M's. Something about the cute packaging just suckers me in! I also bought a package of the all green M&M's because I could not resist. I think I am going to save them for St. Patrick's day. Anyway, I found this recipe for brown sugar blondies on Allrecipes and thought they would be a perfect match for my adorable M&M's.
Brown Sugar Blondies
adapted from Allrecipes.com
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup to 1 1/3 cup M&M's
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside. Melt 1/3 cup butter. Add 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar and mix well. Cool slightly. Add egg (beaten) and vanilla and blend well. Add flour mixture, a little at a time, mixing well. Mix in 2/3 cup M&M's. Spread in 9 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Sprinkle 1/3 to 2/3 cup M&M's on top. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Brown Sugar Blondies for Valentine's Day
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They look so delicious!
I haven't seen those yet...they are pretty cute!
Love the blondies!!
~ingrid
These are really cute! And they look really delicious, too. I don't really have a good go-to blondie recipe yet, so I'll have to give this one a try!
aww WOW! these blondies are perfection. and i'm so excited about these Vday M&M's :) definitely running out to the shops to see if they've got 'em stocked. Come on Sainsbury's don't let me down x
Adorable! I love them! The brown sugar blondies sound great! :)
So cute! I look forward to seeing what you do with the green ones!
These look like the perfect Valentine's treat! I love all treats made with brown sugar--add in those cute M&Ms, and I'm sold!
These are so pretty. Happy Valentine's Day, and thanks for sharing!
i was forced to try them in mass quantity last weekend and they taste even better than they look. thanks for sharing ri!
These look wonderful! I'm the same way...I couldn't resist buying the Valentine's M&Ms...they are just so cute! :) Plus, I'm a sucker for anything pink.
these look so cute and so yummy.this is the first time i came across ur blog.(i was looking for brownie pops) i love ur blog u sound exactly like me i bought the pink and green m&ms also cuz i also cant resist holiday baking! thanx for the good ideas
I am baking these tonight because of you! I love your blog :)
Thanks for all the great comments. I hope you love the blondies Zucks!
How fun! I love M&M's!
Wow, these look so good! The pictures are gorgeous! I'd love to make these for a party I'm going to.
these bars are delicious. I doubled the recipe and baked them in a 9x13 pan and they turned out great!
These look delicious, can't wait to try them! Glad I found you on Pinterest:-)
iheartfoodandsocanyou.blogspot.com
Mine didn't turn out! They don't have the right consistency. Not quite sure what went wrong.
I know...a bit commerial..but the joy they will bring? Well worth it! Thanks for posting!
SO doing these. I am drooling over your site!
mine also did not turn out. 25 minutes at 350, they are runny as can be. :(
baking them now, but using peanut butter V-day M&Ms. Will let you know how they are!
Must be misprint. These were inedible with 1 tablespoon vanilla. Must mean 1 teaspoon. My M&M's sunk too. Won't make again
I feel bad for everybody that has had bad results. As noted in my post this recipe came from:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Blonde-Brownies-I/Detail.aspx
The recipe has 4.5 out of 5 stars and over 900 review. Feel free to read the comments on the All Recipes site for additional tips.
Risa
I am excited to try these! I am a sucker for holiday themed treats!I am putting up my valentines decorations today and these will be a perfect surprise treat for my girls when they get home from school!
Mine didn't turn out! 25 minutes at 350 degrees they are soooo soupy. I turned the oven up to 400 degrees. They have now been backing for almost 40 minutes....STILL RUNNY!!!!
WON'T MAKE AGAIN. SO DISAPPOINTED
I'd love to try and make these, although, I've noticed that they didn't turn out for quite a few people. Any suggestions?
I just made these tonight...I used choc chips in place of the M&Ms, though since I didn't have any, but they were easy, and turned out great! Kids and Hubby loved them! Thank you!!1...Karen W.
I made these today and they turned out GREAT! They taste sooooo good!
I definitely want to make these! No time before V-Day so maybe I will get the next holiday in :)
They look so cute, I want to make them too! Thankfully there is the M&M's store in London where I can find them in all colours!
Looks delicious! I featured it in my Valentine Round up this past Wednesday...http://estherscardcreations.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentine-round-up.html
Thanks so much for sharing!
Absolutely the BEST. Made them once this week already... now I have doubled the recipe in an attempt to make an 13X9 pan. Yum-Oh1
They turned out absolutely perfect! I love that they were so easy to make and it made a small batch. Thanks for sharing the recipe. They are delicious!
I made these today and they taste good but my m&m's sunk and look nothing like the picture,also took longer than 25 minutes at 350 degrees to cook.But overall turned out ok, i dont know about making them again.
ok my mouth is water! YUM! I cannot wait to try these, and because I love them so much I am adding them to my list of Valentine treats which will be published on Wednesday at http://makingofamom.com I will post a link to the exact post on wednesday when it goes live! Thanks for the recipe!
yuuumm! they look delicious :)
It seems a lot of people are complaining these aren't turning out and are runny. These aren't supposed to be cookie like, they're blondies! They should be gooey at the end of their cooking time and firm up some as they cool, but it won't be a cookie bar consistency. We've made them several times, double the recipe since they go so fast around here. A hit with everyone!
ok the list is love! You can check out your feature in my Valentine treat post here:
http://makingofamom.com/new-valentines-treat-roundup/
I was a little worried after reading how some people's bars turned out "soupy". I left mine in for 23 min. It looked hard on top but seemed soupy in the middle. I decided to let them cool and they hardened up and were perfect! I think maybe let them cool instead of trying to cook them longer even if you think they may not be done!
just saw the photo in another blog and just had to check the recipe out. These brownies look amazing!
The Valentine M&Ms make these blondies so cute!
I shared it on my blog yesterday...
http://blog.shopdirtylaundry.com/posts/2012/2/8/7-days-til-valentines-day.html
ENJOY!
Shared these on my blog today, they are absolutely DELICIOUS!!!! Thanks for sharing!
http://sugartotdesigns.blogspot.com/
Made these today - SO good!! Thanks for the quick & easy recipe. :-)
Tried these tonight. They tasted as good as they looked.
Thanks for the great idea :)
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