Cook's Illustrated's Blondies | Genius Recipes

These are the blondies you'll become known for. A few notes: The key to their flavor is the heavy dose of vanilla -- don't skimp, and don't use artificial extract. SUBSCRIBE TO FOOD52 ►► f52.co/2HN7Dp8
INGREDIENT LIST (Serves 36):
1 cup pecans or walnuts (4 ounces)
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (7 1/2 ounces)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter ( 1 1/2 sticks), melted and cooled
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar (10 1/2 ounces)
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 ounces white chocolate chips (1 cup) or chopped bar, or 3 ounces each white chocolate and semisweet chocolate chips
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[@subliminalphish]

i will try this with 1 change. i will melt the vanilla milk chips and add it to the batter. it will work as long as you dont add to much of them and maybe cut back on the sugar a tbsp. lol. also make it with cocoa butter yummy! ive made a recipe but didnt write it down and never did it again as good and they were GOOD.

[@food52]

That sounds delicious, Cheryl! Thanks for the tip!

[@CC-jv8kn]

Please do a video on carrot cake

[@food52]

Thanks for the suggestion, Cindy!

[@gailkramer9876]

Thx!

[@gailkramer9876]

What size is the pan? Thx.

[@food52]

Hi Gail, great question! The recipe calls for a 13-x-9-inch pan -- you can see the full instructions here: food52.com/recipes/28573-cook-s-illustrated-s-blondies
Hope this helps!

[@AJSimpleCooking]

I never thought about putting white chocolate. Cool

[@food52]

Glad you enjoyed the recipe!

[@mspussygalore]

*I'LL BRING THE MILK!!* ♥♥♥♥♥

[@meenaxi1910]

What is the genius technique here?

[@angellover02171]

I would guess that the genius technique is buying a cooks illustrated cookbook.

[@aafsterlife9647]

The unholy amounts of vanilla are the genius trick. Most people would settle for the standard teaspoon. BUT THEN, MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT GENIUSES.

[@lc9245]

Not sure about Cooks Illustrated but the ATK book explained that their blondies use melted and browned butter to make it more chewy, dense with a toffee note.

[@aafsterlife9647]

Where's Kristen? I'm not ready for life without her just yet.

[@food52]

You can catch new episodes of Genius Recipes with Kristen on Wednesdays!

[@dgdigital2659]

I think you forgot the unsweetened toasted coconut

[@Bob-Fields]

No narration cooking videos are cancer on RUclips.