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Blondies (butterscotch brownies) with peanut butter and chocolate chips

Made with dark chocolate morsels, pecans and Reese’s peanut butter morsels, I baked these butterscotch brownies for my husband's birthday many years ago. He loves butterscotch brownies, you see.
Blondies (butterscotch brownies) with peanut butter and chocolate chips
Sweets recipe by Connie Veneracion | Last updated: 09.25.2025

Cook’s notes

Because I love nuts in my brownies, I added chopped roasted pecans to the batter. Of course, you’re free to substitute some other nut — walnuts, cashew nuts and, yes, peanuts, should be just as good.
Updated from a recipe originally published in June 17, 2011

Blondies (butterscotch brownies) with peanut butter and chocolate chips

Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 20 minutes mins
Total: 30 minutes mins
Servings: 12 brownies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Label: Dessert bar
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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter at room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups dark brown sugar loosely packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup peanut butter morsels
  • ½ cup dark chocolate morsels
  • ½ cup roasted chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch orange zest (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F.
  • Line a 7″ x 11″ baking pan with non-stick paper.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
  • Add the eggs, orange zest and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
  • Add the flour mixture in three batches, mixing after each addition.
  • Fold in the nuts, peanut butter morsels and dark chocolate morsels.
  • Pour into the prepared pan (the batter will be heavy), scraping the sides of the mixing bowl. Smoothen the top for even thickness.
  • Bake at 350F for 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to cool some more.
  • Cut the butterscotch brownies into two-inch squares.
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Home cook and writer by passion, photographer by necessity, and good food, coffee and wine lover forever. I create, test and publish recipes for family meals, and write cooking tips and food stories. More about me and my umami blogs.

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