Dark Chocolate Cherry Blondies

Up before 6:00am on a Saturday morning means prime time for some pre-Rosh Hashanah baking.  This morning, Dark Chocolate Cherry Blondies.  Packed up and into the freezer for a couple weeks, they look and smell delicious!

Dark Chocolate Cherry Blondies

What You Need:

Dark Chocolate Cherry Blondies

• 2 3/4 c flour
• 4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 sticks butter, room temperature
• 2/3 c sugar
• 1 c packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 cup dried cherries

How You Do It:

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in small bowl.
3. In large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars until smooth.  Add in eggs and vanilla and beat again until combined.  Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture and slowly beat until combined.  Stir in chocolate chips and cherries.
4. Press mixture into prepared glass baking dish.  Bake until toothpick comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting..

Dark Chocolate Cherry Blondies recipe adapted from Martha Stewart September 2012 Everyday Food Magazine.