Strawberry Lemon Blondies

“These Strawberry Lemon Blondies will melt in your mouth, are easily made, and will impress anyone you share them with”

Ingredients

1 cup salted butter softened ¾ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup light brown sugar 2 large eggs ¼ cup freshly lemon juice Zest of 1 lemon about ½ teaspoon 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp lemon extract 2 ¾ cups plain flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 tsp corn-starch 1 cup diced strawberries

For the glaze

1 tsp lemon extract 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tbsp heavy cream 1-2 drops of red food colouring Preheat oven to 170c /Gas 4. Line a 9×13 glass baking dish with parchment paper and set aside. Cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 1-2 minutes. Add in eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and lemon extract. Beat on medium-high for 3-4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally. The mixture may look a bit separated, but should beat into a light, fluffy mixture. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and corn-starch. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix just until combined. Beat in the diced strawberries, just until combined. Spread the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Bake blondies for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Whisk together the glaze ingredients until smooth. Spread over the warm blondies. Allow blondies to cool completely before cutting into squares.

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