Samoa M& M Blondies

I made this dessert for Jeremy's meeting at work today. Hopefully, they all loved it. Empty pan returned home. When I made it, I doubled the recipe for a 9 x 13 pan.

8x8 pan recipe:

10 Tbsp. unsalted butter - I used Parkay
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 cups sweetened coconut
1 1/4 cups mini M&M's
a few extra M&M's

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8x8 inch pan with nonstick spray.

2. Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat until it browns and begins to smell nutty. (Watch it closely so it doesn't burn). Let the butter cool for a few minutes until it's slightly warm.

3. In a large bowl, combine the browned butter and sugars and stir with a wooden spoon, stir in egg, vanilla and salt. Stir in flour, coconut and M&M's until batter is blended.

4. Pour the batter into prepared pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle additional M&M's on top. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Let the Blondies cool before cutting into squares.

Yield 16 squares.

Tips:

You can use Chocolate Chips instead of M&M's
For gooey underbaked Blondies - bake for 25 minutes.

source: recipe girl