Chock Full Blondie Squares Food

CHOCK-FULL BLONDIE SQUARES

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Pour boiling-hot water over dried fruit in a small bowl and soak 20 minutes, then drain well in a sieve.
• Stir together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in another bowl.
• Beat together melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Mix in dried fruit, almonds, and chocolate.
• Spread batter evenly in baking pan and bake until golden brown and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack. Run a thin knife around edges of pan to loosen blondie, then cut blondie into roughly 3-inch squares.

BLONDIE NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, cream, butter, coffee granules and vanilla until blended. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture. Stir in the almonds, walnuts and chocolate chips (batter will be stiff)., Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Dust with confectioners' sugar.