Snickerdoodle Blondies
Sweet and cinnamony, these snickerdoodle blondies are the perfect fall treat!
I have this ongoing debate with myself: I can’t decide what season I like better when it comes to cooking — summer with its outdoor grilling or fall with its homey baking. I think it’s really close! I love to bake and keep my counters stocked at this time of year. The irony is, though, that my family barely touches what I bake, and I usually end up sending bags of leftover goodies with my son to school to pass around to his friends. I just finished a baking marathon — for who, for what, I don’t know — and I realized it’s not about how much my family consumes. It’s the process. I just love to bake, and I love to see platters of baked goods on my counter. Whenever my brother comes to visit, he calls my little corner where I keep all my baked goods “Faigy’s bakery.”
If you’re familiar with my recipes, specifically my baking recipes, you will know that they are all extremely easy. Most of them are one-bowl recipes that do not require an electric mixer. Because as much as I love being in the kitchen, I have no interest in making complicated recipes or ones that require funky ingredients. My recipes generally use ingredients that you already have in your pantry or that you can easily get from any grocery store.
Weirdly, I used to dislike the flavor of snickerdoodles. I didn’t care for that overabundance of cinnamon. They say that your taste buds change as an adult. Well, I’m not a picky eater and I always told myself that I wasn’t going to be one of those people whose taste buds change. Whatever I liked, I liked, and the few things I didn’t, I didn’t! Well, I am hanging my head in shame. I now love snickerdoodles, as well as anything lemon flavored — another flavor I really never enjoyed as a child.
Out of curiosity, I actually Googled the origin of snickerdoodles. No one can confirm, but it seems they originated in Germany. Regardless, I am grateful for their discovery and the fact that over the years there have been dozens of variations of snickerdoodle-type baked goods.
Most blondies and bar recipes have butter or margarine in them. I cannot tolerate either. It took me years to realize that both butter and margarine give me severe stomach cramps. Sure, there are times when I’m willing to suffer through those cramps for an incredible cinnamon bun, but for the most part, you’ll find that all my baked goods are made with oil. I have spent months developing recipes to transfer them from margarine-based to oil. I like to use a neutral oil such as canola or avocado. It does somewhat change the consistency, but I still prefer to use it. I recently purchased a new dessert cookbook. I was so excited about it, but I ended up disappointed when I saw that every single recipe called for butter.
When baking, it’s important to use a real pan, not a disposable. I never thought it made a difference, but once I started developing recipes and testing them side by side, I realized that it actually does, particularly when making blondies like these. They bake a lot more evenly in a metal pan. I like to line the pan with parchment paper, and once they’re cool, I lift the whole blondie out and slice.
The snickerdoodle blondies freeze very well.
Feel free to play around with them. You can try adding butterscotch or caramel chips or some chopped nuts.
If you like these blondies, then you’ll love my classic cinnamon snickerdoodle cookies.
Snickerdoodle Blondies
Ingredients
Batter:
- 3/4 cup oil
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Cinnamon-Sugar Crunch:
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8×8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
- Place all batter ingredients in a bowl and mix until well incorporated.
- Pour into prepared pan and set aside.
- Mix the cinnamon-sugar crunch ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the batter.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until done.
Notes
Recipe by Faigy Murray | https://mykitchenmystudio.com/snickerdoodle-blondies/
