Blonde Brownies

My sister-in-law, Jennifer, invited Josh and I over for a Southern shrimp boil this weekend.  How fun is that!?  I have never been to a shrimp boil before but what is there not to love about shrimp, potatoes, sausage, and corn!?  True to my cooking #lovelanguage fashion, I asked what I could bring.

side note: {I was raised in a family that when you are asked to attend a get together - you take a dish.  When someone has a baby - you take a dish.  When someone moves into a new house - you take a dish. When someone is ill or has passed away - you take a dish!  I cant help it...I always.want.to.take.a.DISH!*} 

If you think I'm kidding about always wanting to take something, here is something that happened as I was typing my blog about "taking a dish..."

Before we left, my husband said "What did you make to take to my sisters?" I said "those things over there underneath the tea towel on the platter (knowing well it was one of his favorites)..."  I didn't seem him lift the towel but I heard a quiet voice from the kitchen say "yum...I love those..."  After 7 years, he just knows, I will be taking something.

Aannnnyway...I had some chocolate chips in the pantry and had seen a recipe a while back for blonde brownies so that will be my "dish" for this weekends shrimp boil :)

 When I was younger and would cook with my mom, I remember always trying to make sure the brown sugar kept it's form until the beater got it.

 The batter was almost like cookie dough.  Not the brownie batter I was expecting.

 I had to spread the dough with my hands

 And VOILA! (I love this platter.  It was a wedding gift from my aunt and it's the first time I've used it)

Dish: A dish in gastronomy is a specific food preparation, a "distinct article or variety of food", with cooking finished, and ready to eat, or be served.  

Blonde Brownies

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups flour

2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter, room temp

2 cups brown sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

11.5 ounce package semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350* Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. Combine butter and sugar using a mixer until blended.

Add eggs, one at a time to sugar mixture. Add vanilla and mix. Add flour and mix until combined. Stir in chips by hand. Spread in greased 13x9 pan and bake for about 30 min. Let cool before cutting. Makes 16 bars.

I hope you have enjoyed this post from my kitchen!

Until next time

-K-

#lovelanguage #blondebrownies