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Overhead image of cinnamon sugar blondies with cream cheese frosting piped over the top.

Cinnamon Sugar Blondies

Liz Mincin
Soft and chewy cinnamon sugar blondies with a thick cinnamon sugar coating, cream cheese chips and a cream cheese glaze. A super easy recipe for the ultimate cinnamon roll in blondie form!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling 2 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 slices
Calories 269 kcal

Equipment

  • 8" square baking tray
  • Parchment paper or other grease proof paper for lining the baking pan
  • large mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • spatula

Ingredients
 
 

Ingredients for the Blondies

  • 10 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar or caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs ideally at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups all purpose flour or plain flour
  • 2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 6 oz cream cheese chips or white chocolate chips

Ingredients for the Cinnamon Sugar Topping

  • 3 tablespoon light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Ingredients for the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon soft spreadable cream cheese full fat
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Start by preheating your oven to 325℉ (165C/145C Fan) and lining your square baking tray with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together your sugars and melted butter until well emulsified.
    10 tablespoon unsalted butter, 1 cup light brown sugar, ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • Then add the eggs and vanilla, beating to combine.
    2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Sift the flour, baking powder, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon into the wet ingredients and then stir with a spatula until just combined.
    1½ cups all purpose flour, 2 teaspoon cornstarch, ¼ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Finally, add the cream cheese morsels or white chocolate chips and stir to combine.
    6 oz cream cheese chips
  • Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
  • In a small bowl stir, together the ingredients for your cinnamon sugar swirl (the brown sugar and cinnamon) and sprinkle generously over the top of your batter.
    3 tablespoon light brown sugar, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • Using a kitchen knife, swirl this lightly into the batter. This will ensure that the flavour is more evenly distributed and you have good coverage.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 40-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out mostly clean.
  • Once baked, remove and allow to cool in the pan for about 2 hours, to allow the blondies to set.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, cream cheese and vanilla until you have a thick smooth glaze. Then pipe over the blondies before slicing and serving.
    ½ cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon soft spreadable cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition

Calories: 269kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 105mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 265IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 1mg
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