Browned Butter Blondies

I'm dancing!  I'm singing!  I found it!  I found a really great blondie recipe.  I first tasted blondies when I was a young girl visiting a friend.  I thought they were the best thing in the world.  When I was a young married, I found a recipe on the back of a  flour bag for blondies.  They were delicious and just what I remembered from when I was a child.  I remember they had oil in them instead of butter.  Unfortunately, I lost that recipe and have searched since for the perfect blondie recipe.  This might be it!  It doesn't have oil, but the browned butter is even more yummy!  These bars are gooey and delicious, especially served warm with a scoop of ice cream atop.  The best part is you can make them AND clean the kitchen in a matter of a few minutes.  We may have the perfect treat here, folks! Happy dance!!!!

Browned Butter Blondies
6 T. butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 heaping cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2-3/4 cup chocolate chips

To brown the butter, cut the butter into a 2 quart saucepan.  Melt over medium heat.  Continue cooking until the butter starts to have brown bits coming up from the bottom and turns golden.  It will smell really yummy, too.  Take it from the heat, because it will burn shortly thereafter.
In a bowl, mix the butter and brown sugar.  Add the eggs and vanilla and beat well until very well blended.  Add all of the dry ingredients and mix well.   Spread in a greased 8x8 square pan (or 9x9 works, too.)  Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top as evenly as possible.  Bake in a preheated 350 oven for about 20 minutes.  The edges and top should be golden and the bars just set.  Do not overbake.  They should be gooey and moist.  Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.

Adapted from A Hint of Honey (see sidebar)