RECIPE CONTEST ENTRY BY HANNAH SMUDA: PUMPKIN BLONDIES WITH CINNAMON AND WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS

HANNAH SAYS: ""Here's my favorite fall baking recipe! I don't cook or bake too much but I love this recipe. It makes a ton so it's great for sharing with friends or bringing to a potluck!"

PUMPKIN BLONDIES WITH CINNAMON AND WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS

(Adapted from Martha Stewart)
(Printable Recipe)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup cinnamon chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on all sides.Spray with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
With an electric mixer, cream butter and both sugars until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla until well blended. Add the pumpkin puree. Reduce speed to low, and mix in the flour mixture until just combined. Don’t overmix. Stir in the white and cinnamon chips by hand.

Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for about 35-40 minutes. The sides will pull away from the pan and brown a bit. Do the toothpick test, if it comes out clean. They are done. Cool completely in pan. Lift the blondies from the pan, using the foil. from pan. Peel off the foil and cut into squares.

RECIPE CONTEST ENTRY BY HANNAH SMUDA: PUMPKIN BLONDIES WITH CINNAMON AND WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS