recipe: classic brownies & blondies

happy monday! i made these classic but yummy brownies and blondies for my friend this week and wanted to share the recipes that i used from food network. i use their recipes often, especially when i want to try new things. brownies are a classic dessert and when you find a good recipe you want to use that same one all the time. i love this recipe and i love the blondies recipe as well. this blondies recipe was a new one for me! 

here is the recipe (ingredients & details written together):

classic brownies

-melt 2 sticks of butter with 4 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips

-let cool slightly 

-stir in 2 cups of sugar and 4 eggs

-whisk in 1 1/2 cups of flour

-also add 1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt

-bake these until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

-bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes

-allow these to cool, and then cut and serve 

classic blondies

-melt 2 sticks of butter

-let cool slightly

-whisk in 2 cups of light brown sugar

-add 2 eggs

-add 1 tablespoon of vanilla

-stir in 1 1/2 cups of flour and 1/4 teaspoon each of baking soda and salt

-fold in 1 1/2 cups of butterscotch chips (i used this full measurement and wished i would have used less, because they taste very strong)

-bake until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean

-bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes

-allow these to cool, and then cut and serve

they are so delicious as classic brownies and blondies should be :) if you don't already look at food network magazine and also watch their cooking shows, you should. they have everything you need and more to create your own food masterpieces! i hope you enjoy this lovely day and have a great week. thank you for stopping by and i will see you soon!