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Blondies are one of my all-time favorite treats to bake up! They’re simple and decadent and VERY hard to resist. I also love that their base is basically a buttery blank canvas just waiting for you to go all crazy and creative on.
I do wish I knew how to make them look prettier! It’s on my “to work on” list!
Ooooohhhhh! So guess what I found out!? You can totally make blondies ahead of time! Did you know this? See, all you have to do is make the batter, freeze it in a pan until solid, then wrap them up nice and good until you want to bake. That little fact will totally come in handy once holiday entertaining starts getting real 😉
Speaking of the holidays… (!!!), these vibrant green and red blondies kind of remind me of Christmas. I think it’s just the colors. But it did excite me! I’m such a dorky little kid when it comes to any holiday – but the santa clause one 100% owns my heart.
Anyway! Getting back on track. The blondies! These guys are wild ones. They boast chocolate x 2 thanks to white chips and dark chocolate ones. And they’re also swimming with gorgeously green pistachios and vibrant cranberries. Oh, and guess what I snuck in there, too? Whole wheat flour! And it totally works. Woot!!!
Happy Monday, sweets! xo
 Double Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Blondies – Baker by Nature
Makes (1) 8 x 8 pan of blondies
Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 stick butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
1/3 cup cranberries
1/3 cup chopped pistachios
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 chop dark chocolate chips
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line an 8 x 8 baking pan with parchment paper, and grease if desired.
In a small bowl mix together the flours, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate medium sized bowl cream butter, sugar, and vanilla together. Add egg. Carefully pour the flour mixture into the butter/egg mix, stirring until just combined. Fold in the pistachios, cranberries, and chocolate. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Let the blondies cool completely in the pan before removing and cutting into small squares.
*Blondies will last up to 3 days in an air tight container.
Yum these look so delicious! Going on my to bake list for sure!!
Yay! Let me know how they turn out, Jenna 🙂
Yes! I love pistachios right now and with chocolate too! It’s one of my favorite combos. These blondies are killer!
O.K., who says these are not pretty? I want names. These are frickin’ gorgeous:!! Would love one of these, now! And later.
Anything with pistachios, cranberries, and an extra dose of chocolate sounds pretty perfect to me. Awesome tip about making blondies ahead of time!!! 🙂
They look pretty to me! Good enough to eat!
this is just perfect for holidays.
I love the idea of pistachio blondies, thinking this would be a great gift to make and send home to the family!
I love pistachio anything!! Simply gorgeous, Ashley!
I love blondies too, great flavor combo!
Oh I wish you wouldn’t have told me that you can make blondies ahead of time. That’s just gonna get me in to trouble!! These look heavenly!
These are perfect for the holidays and so beautiful! I wish I could take a bite into one, yum!
I’m a sucker for anything in bar form 🙂 So nutty and chocolaty! I love it!
I love pistachios so hard! And pistachios AND chocolate….don’t even get me started! Love these bars!
I can’t believe it’s already getting to be that time of the year again when the holiday madness starts up again but thanks to your handy tip, I’ll have dessert already prepped.
Holiday madness?! I guess it is almost October! Girl you are killing it with these, gimme 5!
Hooray for healthy blondies! The flavor profile you have going on there is awesome-I love it!!
Pretty..pretty?? What the…these are supermodel blondies!
You = just made my day!
Blondies are irresistible…and, anything goes basically! I love pistachios in anything…on pasta, in shortbread cookie dough and in ice cream. As for the chocolate chips? The more, the merrier!
I love that you could make this ahead of time – I had no idea you could even do that! Amazing. And these blondies? I’ll take the entire pan, please 🙂
Anything for you, girl!
I can see how they’d remind you of Christmas. Love that. 😉
Cranberries and pistachios are an amazing combo! These look delish! Um, I think they seriously do look pretty. 🙂
awwwww thanks, t!
You are right these would be perfect for the holidays. The lovely green pistachios are so eye catching.
Yes! Love that pop of green!
Pistachios and cranberries work so well together! But I’ve never tried them in blondies before — I love this idea! And I really appreciate the tip on freezing the batter. That will definitely cone in handy this holiday season!