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Coffee Toffee Blondies

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Sometimes I think of an idea, like Coffee Toffee Blondies, and I wonder how I haven’t come up with it before. Then I look back at the blog and see that I actually have come up with at least similar ideas. Oh well, it’s like having a “brilliant minds think alike” moment with… myself. And it’s always a chance to put new spins on things and try new iterations. Those Coffee Butterscotch Blondies are different enough from these blondies. I was actually originally inspired by remembering these chocolate coffee toffee cookies, and thinking how much stronger the coffee flavor would be without the chocolate.

Coffee Toffee Blondies

I will occasionally, and very randomly, crave a coffee-flavored baked good. I don’t know what inspires the craving, since I have coffee every single morning. So why do I feel the urge to put it in my dessert too? It’s hard to say. It’s not even like I only think of these ideas in the morning! But, when the idea strikes, I go ahead and make it to satisfy the craving,

I also always use decaf coffee when baking with coffee. I’m not sure whether the caffeine from the coffee would have any impact if you ate it – it is only a serving spread out over an entire pan of blondies. But I also don’t want to take any chances. The dessert sugar rush is enough to delay bed time if you eat dessert too late, so I don’t want to add caffeine to the mix!

And while I’m rambling about my random and inconsequential baking opinions, I’ll add another one. I think toffee is an underutilized flavor, at least by me. A good chunk of Heath bar? It never goes amiss. It pairs well with other flavors I like: chocolate, brown butter, brown sugar. Why do I not think of it often? I ought to keep it on hand. I bet it would be excellent in a batch of these cookies.

I’ll end my ramblings with one final reason these blondies are good: I think Coffee Toffee Blondies is just fun to say. Coffee toffee, coffee toffee, coffee toffee!

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Coffee Toffee Blondies

  • Author: Audrey
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1–1 1/2 tbsp espresso powder or instant coffee
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup Heath bits

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 8×8 baking pan with butter and line with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. In a saucepan, brown your butter on the stovetop. Once it’s got brown flecks and is giving off a nutty aroma, remove it from heat and pour into a heat-safe dish. Mix in the coffee powder, and then let it cool slightly.
  3. Then add in the brown sugar. Mix until just combined. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and salt. Whisk until combined.
  4. Add in the flour, and baking powder. Mix until just combined.
  5. Lastly, add in the Heath bits and mix.
  6. Scoop batter into your prepared baking pan, and smooth it out. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the center stops jiggling when you gently shake the pan.
  7. Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting into them

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