Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

Nobody wants to stand in front of a hot oven on a hot summer day - trust me - I know better than anyone just how miserable it is to work in a hot kitchen.  As much as I love freshly baked cookies - I don't want to sweat it out while I bake.  

I guess I could just go without brownies or cookies during the hot summer months - but we all know - that's not going to happen.  So, I had to figure out a way to keep my cool in the kitchen while still getting my baking done.  My solution?   I bake my favorite treats as bars instead of as individual cookies - they take less time to prepare and less time baking time which means a cooler kitchen. 

My browned butter chocolate chip blondies are the perfect treat to prepare - even on the hottest of summer days.  They take about 15 minutes to prepare and only 20 minutes to bake up to sweet, delicious, blondie perfection. 

Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), browned
  
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  

Brown butter in skillet. 

Pour into a mixing bowl and let cool slightly.

Add sugar, egg and vanilla.

Add flour and salt.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Line and 8 inch square baking pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.  Spread batter into pan.  Bake 20 minutes at 350.

Let cool 1 hour before slicing. 

Cut into 16 squares.

Devour.

I'll save the individual cookie baking for the Fall and winter months.  As for right now - I'll turn my oven on as little as possible and bake my cookies as bars.

Ciao!

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