butterscotch and pretzel blondies

There is nothing I love more than the combination of sweet and salty.  Salted caramel?  Heaven.  Candy corn and peanuts?  Do it.  Chocolate covered potato chips?  I'm serious.  So why not throw some pretzels in my blondies and see what happens?  Magic, that's what.  


A short and sweet post tonight because not only did I have a very short one-day weekend and need to catch up on some beauty sleep, but these blondies speak for themselves.  Happy Sunday!  


Butterscotch and Pretzel Blondies
adapted from cookies and cups


2 cups crushed pretzels
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups butterscotch chips


Directions:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line a 9x9" baking dish with aluminum foil, then spray with cooking spray.  Set aside.


In large bowl with electric mixer, beat together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and creamy.  Add eggs, one at a time, and then the vanilla.  


On low speed, add baking soda, salt, and flour until well combined.  Fold in butterscotch chips.  


Press half of dough into prepared baking dish, then top with crushed pretzels.  Top with remaining dough, pressing gently into pretzels.  I find this is easier to keep the dough off my hands when I spray my hands with some cooking spray.  


Bake in preheated oven 27-30 minutes, until top is golden brown and blondies are just set.  Let cool before slicing.  Enjoy!