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Coffee Blondies — rich, chewy, almost fudgy, with a prominent coffee flavor and a few tiny chocolate bits to add interest– will make coffee lovers swoon.
(This post was first published June 2011, and has been updated and republished today.)
My husband (the professor) – the father of my darling children – loves coffee. No, make that love love loves it. He craves it in the morning, late afternoon and if he grabs a sweet, he invariably wants coffee to wash it down.
I don’t drink hot coffee, so the allure of the bitter beverage is a mystery to me, but if there were a coffee club, he would join and want to be president.
So for Father’s Day, I will make him these very delicious Coffee Blondies. They’re rich and chewy, almost fudgy, with a prominent coffee flavor, and a few tiny chocolate bits to add interest. They’re a little naughty and a lot delicious, and so easy that even beginning bakers can have success with this easy recipe.
These bar cookies are for the coffee-craving family and friends in your life. Or even those who might think they don’t like coffee. I actually love them, too. Maybe I just need some sugar in my coffee to convert me!
The darling children…perhaps the reason he needs so much coffee?
You probably have everything in the pantry to make these right now, without a trip to the store. That’s always a plus in my book.
Happy Father’s Day!
Coffee Blondies -- rich, chewy, almost fudgy, with a prominent coffee flavor and a few tiny chocolate bits to add interest-- will make coffee lovers swoon.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract (yes, tablespoons!)
- 3/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate bits
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick spray, and then line the bottom with parchment. Set pan aside.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a saucepan on the stove, melt butter and brown sugar together. In a small dish or cup, dissolve the coffee powder in the hot water and then stir it into the butter mixture. Remove saucepan from heat and let mixture cool to room temperature. When cooled, beat in the eggs and vanilla with a hand mixer. (If you add the eggs while the mixture is hot, you risk scrambling the eggs!)
- Pour this over the flour mixture and mix until just blended. Stir in chocolate bits. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes. Do not over bake. Remove from oven and cool. Cut into squares when completely cooled.
- Makes 20 bars (or 12 bars if you want to indulge).
Notes
Recipe source: Dorothy Reinhold | Shockingly Delicious
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The professor explains to the kids (circa 2011) how atoms operate. Another typical day here!
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They look wonderful, totally digging the coffee vibe… No matter how warm it is I need a steaming cup of coffee a few times a day!
I’m with your husband: coffee me, please! These blondies look and sound scrumptious! Great family pix, too 🙂
Patricia,
That would make a great t-shirt….”coffee me, please” 🙂
What a delicious sweet treat for dad! Love this!
Such a great flavorful dessert!
Happy Fathers day..nice to see a slice of your life here. Fathers are special indeed and hence they need such special desserts. Nice recipe and well written.
Cookilicious,
Thank you!
What a delicious recipe! They look so moist.
Love seeing all the family pictures and the darling children. I’ve lost my taste for coffee over the past few years, but I do enjoy the flavor in baked goods. Especially chocolate things. I know I would love the coffee blondies.
I love coffee also so these brownies are calling my name!
I can hear them: “Debra…Debra…turn on the oven.”
A coffee lovers dream is what you made!
Meg,
Call me an enabler. 🙂
Whoa… this is like the ultimate blondie!!!
Amanda,
It truly is. 🙂
whaaaaat… a coffee brownie?!?! That’s BRILLIANT! Plus it sounds so much better than a regular blondie. Yum!
Sarah,
It pretty much IS better than a regular blondie, don’t mind if I say say meself!
I am a coffee lover too and those look delicious!!
You just made another coffee addict happy with this recipe! I’m just like your husband… people at home are afraid to talk to me in the mornings before I’ve got my coffee in me.
Happy father’s day to your hubs. I bet he’s over the moon over these blondies. I know I would if I love coffee as much as he does. :p
I’m with your husband — love, love, love coffee! We make a large pot every morning and drink it strong and black! These coffee blondies are singing to me!
Well these will be our dessert for the week! Yum!
My husband (not a dad yet though) LOVES coffee too! I can see us making these!
Beth,
Paternity not required for these, I promise. 🙂
Thanks for linking up to Turning the Table Thursday. Would love to have you link up anytime! Love your food and following you now.
Wendy
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