Festive Almond Blondies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and brown sugar for 3 minutes. Add butter and extracts; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture, beating just until blended. Fold in almonds., Pour into an 8-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously butter a 7x10-inch or 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Beat brown sugar and coconut oil together in a mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts.
• Mix 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Mix into the wet ingredients until combined; mix in coconut and almonds. Spread evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into 12 bars to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a buttered 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper, allowing 2 inches to hang over sides. Butter lining (excluding overhang); set pan aside.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, and set aside.
• Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; cream on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until combined. Add flour mixture, and beat on low speed, scraping down sides of bowl, until well incorporated. Mix 3/4 cup almonds into batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; spread with a rubber spatula. Scatter berries and remaining 1/4 cup nuts over batter in pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted into blondies (avoid center and edges) comes out with a few crumbs but is not wet, 55 to 60 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar before cutting into squares.