Recipe #8: Blonde Brownies I

For a Memorial Day get together, I decided to make a batch of brownies.  I was in the mood for chocolate, but not too much chocolate, so I decide to try Blonde Brownies I.

I doubled the recipe because I had the feeling a 9x9 pan of brownies would not be enough, and boy was I correct.  We did not bring any brownies home and my husband almost missed out on having one at the party. 

The Review

on a scale of 1 to 5

• Overall Rating: 4
• Recipe Difficulty
• Rating: 1 (easy)
• If you can make chocolate chip cookies from scratch, you can easily handle this recipe

• Taste
• Rating: 5 (good)
• With all the butter in this recipe, it is difficult for it to be anything but tasty
• The use of brown sugar instead of white also gives the brownie a richer taste
• The chocolate chips blended well with the brownie batter

• Texture
• Rating: 4 (good)
• The overall texture is very similar to chocolate chip bar cookies
• The brownies were a little tough, but I think it is because I overcooked them just a bit (I cut off the edges because I considered them to be too tough to take to the party)

• Husband's Opinion
• The husband liked the brownies (even the edges).  He was quite nervous that he almost missed out on having one at the party.

• Hints and tips
• If you make a double batch, you will need to cook the brownies for longer than 25 minutes.  I baked my for close to 50 minutes, but I think next time I will try 40 first.

• Would I make these brownies (bars) again?
• Yes.  These are a nice change from an all chocolate brownie while still having some chocolate taste.