NATIONAL BLONDE BROWNIE DAY
Each year on January 22, National Blonde Brownie Day (an “unofficial” national holiday) is celebrated across the nation.Today’s holiday celebrates blonde brownies, frequently referred to as blondies.
(Blondie: a rich, sweet dessert bar) Blonde brownies are similar to the traditional brownies know to all, minus the cocoa. In place of the cocoa, they are based on brown sugar, therefore still satisfying your sweet tooth!
Most people like to add white chocolate or chocolate chips to their blonde brownies or other things like nuts, toffee or butterscotch. Blonde brownies are usually prepared unfrosted as the brown sugar flavor tends to be sweet enough. These blondies are sometimes served in sundaes, often topped with caramel sauce.
To celebrate today’s holiday, try one of the following “tried and true” recipes:
HAPPY NATIONAL BLONDE BROWNIE DAY!
NATIONAL BLONDE BROWNIE DAY HISTORYThere is no found documentation of the beginning of national blonde brownie day. It is known however, that this light-colored treat was actually invented in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Recipes for blonde brownies can be found in recipe books dating back into the 1940s and maybe even earlier.
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