![]() Hazelnut and white chocolate blondies | |
Alternative names | Blonde brownie, blondie bar, blondies, butterscotch brownie. |
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Type | Dessert bar |
Place of origin | United States |
Main ingredients | Flour, sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, vanilla |
A blondie, also known as a blonde brownie or butterscotch brownie, is a dessert bar originating in the United States. Rather than chocolate, blondies are based on brown sugar and vanilla, making them light in color.[ citation needed ]
Originally, the term "brownie" did not refer exclusively to chocolate brownies, but also included blondies. [1] There is not total agreement on when the first "brownie", generally speaking, was invented, [2] but the earliest known general brownie recipe to be recorded was by Fannie Farmer in 1896, [2] based on molasses. [3] Chocolate brownies became ubiquitous in the early 1900s, taking over the name, and by the mid-1900s molasses-based brownies were known as "blonde brownies", later shortened to "blondies". [1]