Thursday, August 11, 2011

Snickerdoodle Streusel Blondies


These blondies are the combination of two recipes.....both awesome on their own, but insanely good melded together.  The Kitchenarian posted a fabulous New York Style Crumb Cake, which I'm still drooling over.  Browneyedbaker posted some really appealing Snickerdoodle Blondies.

It's a cinnaplosion!  Seriously, I will be making this again....over and over again.  Hardest part.....waiting for the bars to cool enough to have a slice.


Snickerdoodle Streusel Blondies

Streusel Topping: 
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Stir together both sugars, salt, and cinnamon, and butter in a medium bowl. Fold in the flour until well combined.  Set aside.

Blondies:
1 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1/2 tbls vanilla
2 tbls sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Beat together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix in the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg until just combined. Spread half the batter in the bottom of an 8 inch greased pan.  Combine sugar and cinnamon.  Sprinkle mixture over batter.  Drop small spoonfuls of remaining batter on top of sugar mixture.  Spread dollops of batter gently to form a relatively even top layer.

Take the streusel topping you set aside and scoop up a handful, clench it in your fist until it holds together. Then break it off in chunks, sprinkling over the top of the blondies. Repeat with remaining streusel.

Bake for 350 for 25-30 minutes.




35 comments:

  1. What a great invention. I don't know if I would have it in me to wait till they cool down. Yumm-O!

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  2. This is a great way to get your cinnamon fix! Creative, combining two recipes and these do look hard to resist. Yum!

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  3. I was looking for something sweet to make. This fits the bill. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Yes, I think I would have burned my mouth because I would have popped one straight out of the oven. This is a lovely recipe and great idea!! YUM! Great Job. I just love how you bake. : )

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  5. Blondies even better?! I can't wait to try this out. Love the extra texture that must give these.

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  6. What a fabulous combo of the two recipes. Inspired!!!

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  7. What a fab idea - I am liking it.

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  8. Snickerdoodle as a brownie aren't you a genius:-)!!!

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  9. oooooo how creative! Best idea ever right here...

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  10. OOOah, the combo of the two is just cosmically amazing!

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  11. These are getting made this week! Wow! they look divine!

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  12. These look incredible. I love the idea of the 2 desserts turned into one! Saving this one for sure!

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  13. Looks amazing! I am a sucker for anything with streusel.

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  14. Oh, I think my snickerdoodle loving son would love these! Me, too!

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  15. How lovely are these? holy schmoly!

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  16. I LOVE your cinnaplosion! These look spectacular!

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  17. Loved your last dessert, and LOVE this one too... I love cinnamon-y desserts :) Thanks for sharing this... I can just imagine how it must taste.. Bookmarking it! :)

    PS - You've been tagged and awarded in my latest post :) You can check it out, and accept them, if you like! :)

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  18. Wait a minute, this is a combo of 3 recipes? Very nice and definitely a cinnamon explosion. They square look amazing.

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  19. Irresistible and I bet it tasted yummy!

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  20. Those are BEAUTIFUL!!! I would probably sit and eat the entire batch.... with a cup of coffee of course! ;-)

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  21. they look lovely , great combo my dear :) And i can imagine how difficult it must be to wait for it to cool down.

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  22. oh my goodness, love this cinnaplosion!!! send me some please!

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  23. They look fab....added to my Must try list

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  24. I am a sucker for anything streusel! Those look divine!

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  25. Oooh, streusel is a magic word in my house. Wonderful!

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  26. I love snickerdoodles and bars so these would be perfect. I can only imagine how hard it was to wait for them to cool!

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  27. Snickerdoodles and blondies?! Yes, please! :)

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  28. I have never make snickerdoodles.... I think I am ready to try the combo recipe! Thanks~

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  29. I love these! What a fantastic twist on snickerdoodles!

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  30. One of my fav cookies but in quicker bar form and with the addition of a fun crunchy streusel? Sign me up please! =)

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  31. I think the mouth burn might be worth it, waiting would be torture. These look amazing!

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  32. The streusel really adds extra crunch and flavor to this popular dessert bar. Love it!!!

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  33. Possibly the perfect marriage of baked goods. We can just feel the crumbs, taste the cinnamon, revel in the sweetness... Amazing!

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