Blondies Have More Fun

We're in the triple digits still so to

beat the heat, my friend Ashley invited us over to

her mom's house for a
SWIMMING play date!

We loaded up on supplies

and hit the pool with friends!

Momma's and their boys...

{D and Court}

{Cade and I}

The kids swam up a pretty big appetite

in the pool!!!

Ashley whipped up some yummy turkey and pepper jack cheese bites and I brough over 

BLonDIes

to share.

If your not familiar with Blondies, they are similar to chocolate chip cookies, just in bar form.  These blondies are fast and easy to bake up one afternoon when you

DO NOT

want to have your oven cranking

for an hour!!!

30 minutes and and these babies are done.

Thanks to Ashley and Debbie for inviting us over

for a splish-splashin' good time.

We can't wait to get together again and

we'll bring the treats if you

promise to bake more

turkey pepper jack bites!!!!!

Blondie Bars

2 3/4 cup all purpose flour


2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


1/2 teaspoon salt


2/3 cup butter, softened


1 lb. light brown sugar

3 eggs


1 teaspoon vanilla


11.5 ounce package milk chocolate chips {I use semi-sweet}


1 cup chopped pecans {optional}


By hand:
Stir brown sugar into softened {not melted} butter in a  large bowl until butter disappears. You can use the back of your spoon to help incorporate the two together.


Add eggs one at a time to butter mixture and stir well after each egg.


Add vanilla, chocolate chips and nuts. Mix well.


Sift flour, baking powder and salt into wet mixture, and stir until well combined.


Coat a 13 X 9 pan with non-stick spray and spread batter evenly into dish.


Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown. Make sure you don’t over bake.

- A little trick I like to do is line my pan with foil both directions, folding the foil over all 4 edges.  Spray the foil with non-stick spray, and then pour in batter and bake as directed.  Allow the bars to cool COMPLETELY and simply lift them out of the pan using the foil.  Slice into squares and put away your C-L-E-A-N 13x9 pan!