Shelly's Recipe

Browned Butter Nutella Swirled Blondies

Category: Brownies/Blondies

Makes 16 bars

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, plus one egg yolk
1 Tbsp vanilla
3/4 cup Nutella
*optional, flaked sea salt to garnish

Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9x9 pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.

Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
In a medium sauce pan over medium heat melt butter. Continue cooking, swirling pan, until butter is brown in color. Allow to cool 10 minutes.

When butter is cooled beat sugars and butter together for 1 minute. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla and beat until smooth.
Turn mixer to low and slowly add in flour mixture until dough comes together.

Spread dough into prepared pan.

Drop Nutella by spoonful on top of batter and swirl into dough with a butter knife. Bake for 20 minutes until edges are golden.

Sprinkle with flaked sea salt if desired.

Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.