These soft, thick, and chewy funfetti blondies can be made in one bowl...no mixer required! Filled with rainbow sprinkles and white chocolate chips, these sweet & salty bars are always a crowd favorite.
Why I love these funfetti blondies:
- Thick & chewy: These are everything you want from a cookie bar; thick, soft, chewy, and packed with a sweet & salty flavor!
- One bowl, no mixer required! Because we're using melted butter, no mixer is required to make these funfetti blondies! If you do use a mixer, be sure to only mix until the ingredients are incorporated; overmixing will result in a more cake-like texture.
- Made in 9x13 pan: After developing my chewy funfetti cookie cake, I knew I needed to try them thicker in a 9x13 pan! These would even be perfect to make as a rectangle cake by piping a border of the frosting from my cookie cake recipe!
Ingredient Notes & Tips
- Use a higher-quality white chocolate chip: While I use generic chips all the time, white chocolate chips are one that I don't like to cut corners on. The generic ones often taste waxy and artificial, which will affect the overall flavor of your cookie (trust me, I tried it and it was not good). I use Ghiradelli or Nestle white chocolate chips, which both have a good flavor.
- Sprinkles: Jimmies sprinkles work best; avoid anything with pearls as they will bleed and be too crunchy. Also, test out the flavor and only use sprinkles that you like the taste of. Some sprinkles have a fake, bad flavor and will ruin the flavor of the cookie.
- Don't overbake: The trick to a soft, chewy texture is to only bake until the edges are lightly brown. You also want to allow the bars to fully cool before slicing (they can look doughy when warm).
- Mix by hand: Because this uses melted butter, you don't need a high-powered mixer. The trick to a chewy texture is to just mix the ingredients until incorporated!
Thick & Chewy Funfetti Blondies
Makes: 24
These soft, thick, and chewy funfetti blondies can be made in one bowl...no mixer required! Filled with rainbow sprinkles and white chocolate chips, these sweet & salty bars are always a crowd-favorite.* If viewing on TikTok, be sure to click to the blog post for accurate baking instructions (this app preview doesn't always pull in the correct baking time).
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. While preheating, be sure to read tips & tricks in post above for recipe success.
- Warm the 1 cup unsalted butter (not margarine), i.e. 2 sticks[/adjustable] in a microwave-safe bowl or saucepan until it's just melted. If steaming, allow to cool for a few minutes before proceeding.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the unsalted butter with the 1 cup light brown sugar and 1 cup granulated sugar. Stir until combined. (I recommend mixing this by hand rather than a mixer.)
- Stir in 2 large eggs and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, followed by the 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1 ½ teaspoons salt.
- Mix in 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, followed by the 1 cup white chocolate chips and ½ cup rainbow sprinkles. Mix the dough until well-combined. This is a "wetter" dough but if it is runny, let it sit and firm up for a few minutes (or add 1-2 tablespoons more flour).
- Grease and line a 9x13 light-metal pan with parchment paper. Spread dough into an even layer in pan. If desired, press some extra sprinkles on top for added presentation.
- Bake for 28-32 minutes at 350℉, or until edges are slightly golden brown. The center may look slightly underbaked but the residual heat from the pan will continue to bake the bars even after you take it out of the oven.
- Cool completely before slicing into 12-24 squares.
Notes from Melissa
White Chocolate Chips: While I use generic chips all the time, white chocolate chips are one that I don't like to cut corners on. The generic ones often taste waxy and artificial, which will affect the overall flavor of you cookie (trust me, I tried it and it was not good). I use Ghiradelli white chocolate chips, which are well worth the extra dollar!
Sprinkles: Jimmies sprinkles work best; avoid anything with pearls as they will bleed and be too crunchy. Also, test out the flavor and only use sprinkles that you like the taste of. Some sprinkles have a fake, bad flavor and will ruin the flavor of the cookie (they might be fine for topping in small amounts but not to put in the dough!).
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This was the third recipe we’ve made and my grand boy is having a blast cooking with this Mimsy. Thanks for easy to follow recipes that taste so yummy!!
Perfect for when your baking loving teen wants to bake something but no time to go to the store for "specail" ingredients..came out delicious and a great screen free way for a teen girl to kill time during a rainy summer afternoon
Oh my!!!!! These are outstanding! Great flavor. Tastes just like vanilla birthday cake! They remind me a lot of blonde brownies. Will be making these again!!! #TakeandBake #DeaignEatRepeat
These funfetti bars are simple and delicious. They were a favorite with my family.
These funfetti bars were quick and easy and best of all delicious! My family loved them! This recipe is perfect for its simplicity and taste.
This recipe is so good, we couldn’t stop eating it!
I love this recipe, it was simple and thoroughly explained. I was worried about the cooking time since 2 other commenters said that they had to add an extra 5 mins ontop of the 32 mins. But I did not have that issue at all, they were ready within 25 mins. I also browned the butter and that elevated the flavor alot. Thank you for taking the time to share this recipe and some tips.
Browning the butter is such a great move!
These take far longer to bake than it called for. I added 5 mins to the 32 mins like another reviewer said. Let them cool. And they are RAW. What a waste of hard-earned money on all of these ingredients. Also way too sweet and too much salt. I cut the salt by a half a teaspoon and still too salty.
This was probably the most easiest recipe I've ever followed, and the blondies came out amazing despite the fact I mess up almost every other recipe I've ever done. THANK YOU SO MUCH for making this available for everyone, it was just lovely to follow and I'm looking forward to making another batch - great work and thanks again!
I am so happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you so much for leaving a review, Dani!
Taste was great! The baking on the other hand—time was not enough for the thickness of the bar. I let it bake full time plus 5 mins. I would highly suggest larger pan or longer baking time. Will try again and see what happens. Still tasty even if I had to throw out 2/3’s because it was too undercooked to eat without a spoon 😕
A big hit with kids, friends and family. Soft and chewy.
Thank you so much for leaving a review, Gretchen!
Made these for my husband's birthday. The smile on his face when he took that first bite. Priceless. Thank you. Amazing recipe and so simple.
This makes me so happy to hear!! I'm so glad you both enjoyed this recipe so much! Thank you so much for leaving a review, Faith!
Amazingly delicious AND easy to make? Sign me up! These are always a big hit!
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Love this recipe I use it all the time it’s quick easy never mess it up highly recommend
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I help my granddaughter make this for her birthday. I think it came out pretty good. We had fun making it.
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Me and my Grandmother made this for Boxing Day and it was a big hit
I'm so happy the funfetti blondies were a hit, Analeigh! Thanks so much for leaving a review!