Valentine's Day Blondies
These Valentine's Day Blondies are chewy, buttery dessert bars loaded with Valentine's M&M’s, colorful sprinkles, and crunchy Oreo pieces. They are simple to mix in one bowl, bake up quickly, and slice beautifully for parties, bake sales, or date night at home.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups Valentine's Day M&M's
- 1/2 cup Valentine's Day sprinkles
- 10 Oreos roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving some overhang on the sides so you can lift the blondies out easily after baking.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted, slightly cooled butter and the packed light brown sugar until the mixture looks smooth and glossy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the bowl. Whisk again until everything is fully combined and the batter looks thick and uniform.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gently mix with a spatula or wooden spoon just until no dry streaks remain. Avoid overmixing so the blondies stay soft and chewy.
- Fold in about 1 1/4 cups of the Valentine's Day M&M’s, most of the Valentine's Day sprinkles, and most of the chopped Oreos. Reserve a handful of each for decorating the top later.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan, pressing it into the corners and smoothing the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, just until the top is starting to set but is still soft. Remove the pan from the oven and quickly scatter the remaining M&M’s, sprinkles, and chopped Oreos over the surface.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are golden and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter.
- Place the pan on a cooling rack and let the blondies cool completely in the pan. Once cool, use the parchment overhang to lift them out and slice into bars.