Irish Coffee Bars - Chewy Delicious Blondies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, plus more for pan
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons freshly ground coffee (use decaf if you're concerned about caffeine!)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, skin on
• 1 tablespoon melted butter, warm
• 2 tablespoons irish whiskey
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter a 9 x 13 inch baking pan, and line with parchment. (if you don't have parchment, you can use pam with good results as well).
• 3 whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 4 melt the 2 cups of butter, and pour into a mixing bowl with brown sugar, ground coffee, and 1 teaspoon salt.
• 5 stir to combine.
• 6 stir in eggs and vanilla extract.
• 7 stir in flour mixture until just combined.
• 8 pour batter into pan, and sprinkle with almonds.
• 9 bake 27 - 30 minutes, depending on how chewy you like your blondies (a shorter baking time results in a chewier blondie). let cool completely before adding glaze.
• 10 make the glaze by whisking together 1 tablespoon of melted butter and whiskey.
• 11 gradually whisk in confectioners sugar until glaze is thick but pourable (you may not need all the sugar).
• 12 using a spoon or a pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip, drizzle glaze over blondies in a rough crosshatch pattern.
• 13 let glaze dry 1 hour.
• 14 cut blondies into 2 inch squares.
• 15 blondies can be stored at room temperature up to 2 days, or freeze in an airtight container for longer keeping.