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Friday is finally here, friends!
Boy oh boy, do I love me a Friday. Friday is so full of anticipation. Friday is so full of Saturday dreaming. Friday is so full of Sunday scheming. Ya know, Friday is like… Christmas eve for the weekend. It just rules. Let’s agree on this.
What are you guys getting up to this weekend? Anyone going to see Gatsby…? I’m on the fence about this flashy production, but I’ll probably cave and go see it anyways. I have a weakness for DiCaprio. That boy just melts my butter. He’ll always be Jack in my mind and my heart. Romeo, too. Oh, Romeo. Young Leo was such a sizzler.
Moving on from movie/boy talk! I made y’all some blondies. And you guys… this was no ho-hum batch!
No, no, no. You see…
This batch was special. This batch made me sing. This batch lasted exactly 46 minutes before it was nothin’ but crumbs (I had help!)…
What makes these super chubby stacked blondes so special is simple: They’re oozing with toffee, espresso, and, CHOCOLATE.Â
Am I a girl who keeps her promises or what?
Do I even need to tell you why you should make these…?Â
Seriously, I wanted to cry tears of joy after one bite. Instead I kept my cool by eating 4 more. Totes pro move.
Get after this blonde…
Because your oven won’t preheat itself, you know.
Toffee-Coffee-Chocolate Chip Blondie Bars – Baker by Nature
Ingredients:
1 stick + 5 tablespoons (13 tablespoons all together) of unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon espresso powder
1 cup toffee pieces (I used homemade, but I know Heath Bar chips will work perfectly)
1 cup milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a 9×13″Â quart baking pan with parchment paper and lightly grease. Set aside.
In a large bowl cream butter, sugar, and almond extract.
Add eggs, and beat well.
Gently stir in flour, salt, and espresso powder, stirring until you only see small traces of the flour.
Fold in almost all of the toffee and chocolate chips, reserving about 1/4 cup of each to sprinkle on top.
Pour into prepared pan and bake for 28 minutes, or until the top is nice and golden and the middle is not wobbling. Although we like our blondies a little gooey, so maybe a slight wobble wouldn’t hurt…
You had me at toffee then chocolate then by the time you said espresso, I was a goner! Holy yum.
I love toffee in desserts! It’s one my favorite flavors of all time!
That looks FABULOUS! Pinning!!! Can’t wait to make these. Any sweets with espresso or coffee gets my vote. Happy Friday Ashley! 🙂
These look sinfully delicious!
Ohhhh toffee chips. You had me sold with just that, but then you went ahead and threw in some espresso too. Yuuuum! I’d like to go see Gatsby, it’s just somehow so hard to find the time to go to the movies (though, I have hours on end to watch Netflix on my couch)
I want these blondies! I just started making blondies. I’m adding your recipe to my list to try.
Yay! Let me know how they turn out!
I’m so excited for Gatsby! Not because of Leo, but the book. I love that book! And these blondies. I haven’t had them yet, but I love them, because coffee and chocolate reasons.
I LOVE the book… which is why the movie has me on edge. Fingers crossed.
Ashley, these look just incredible. Toffee is one of my absolute favorite things, so no, you don’t have to tell me why I need to make these! I have a toffee bar recipe on my site that I love, but these are thicker! Double the pleasure!
Yumm!!! Ashley these bars look awesome!!!! I’m sure the combination of toffee and coffee tasted heavenly! 🙂 Love it
Ashley, these blondies are calling my name!!! Toffee, coffee AND chocolate chips? Oh yeah, I am in!!