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Nutella Swirl Blondies

Nutella Swirl Blondies from SugarSpunRun.com Adapted from the Cookin Canuck

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoons salt
10 Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
1 ½ cups brown sugar (packed)
2 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup white chocolate chips ((plus additional for sprinkling on top, if desired))
6 oz cream cheese (softened)
¾ cup Nutella
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 egg yolk

1
Preheat oven to 350F (175C). Grease and flour a 13x9 baking dish or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
2
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3
In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract.
4
Gradually stir flour mixture into sugar mixture, mixing until just combined.
5
Stir in white chocolate chips.
6
Spread blondie batter evenly over your prepared pan and set aside.
7
In a separate medium-sized bowl, stir together cream cheese, Nutella, granulated sugar and egg yolk until completely combined*.
8
Drop the Nutella mixture by heaping spoonful over the blondie mixture. Using a knife, swirl the Nutella batter over the blondie batter until it is evenly distributed.
9
Transfer to 350F oven (175C) and bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean with only a few crumbs.
10
Allow blondies to cool completely in pan before slicing and serving.