Blondie Nerds

12 ingredients
14 steps

Ingredients

  • FOR THE BLONDIES:
  • 1 cup Butter, Softened
  • 1-1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 package 170 Gram Size Of Rainbow Nerd Candy
  • Optional Toppings: Additional Nerds Candies
  • FOR THE GLAZE (optional):
  • 2 Tablespoons Milk, Or More As Needed
  • 1/4 cups Icing Sugar (or More, As Needed)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. 2
    Line a square cake pan with parchment paper.
  3. 3
    Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in your egg and your vanilla extract. Set aside.
  4. 4
    In another bowl combine flour and baking soda, mix.
  5. 5
    Now take your dry ingredients and add them slowly to the creamy mixture. Fold in until dough becomes a bit stiff.
  6. 6
    Stir in your nerds. Do not over mix.
  7. 7
    Pour into pan and spread out until smooth. Tap your pan on the counter to release air bubbles.
  8. 8
    Bake for 25 to 35 minutes. It's done when you stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean. The top should be golden brown.
  9. 9
    Remove from oven and let stand in pan for 5 minutes. Then remove it from the pan and let cool on a wire rack.
  10. 10
    Optional steps:
  11. 11
    Add some glaze over top. I just took a bit of icing sugar and added a touch of milk, and some red food coloring.
  12. 12
    Toss some extra nerds over top.
  13. 13
    Add a second layer of glaze when first is dry. Again just take a small amount of icing sugar (1/4 to 1/2 cup) and milk (2 to 3 tablespoons) and mix. Drizzle over top and toss more nerds over it.
  14. 14
    Cut and serve.

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