Posted: 10/17/2018

Orange Blondies Recipe

Name: Orange Blondies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 24 blondies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup butter, softened; 4 eggs; 2 teaspoons pure orange extract; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened; 4 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 pound (4 cups) powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons orange zest; 2 tablespoons orange juice

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes 0 Reviews Jump to Recipe

If you love orange, you’ll love this twist on the traditional blondies recipe! Orange flavors go throughout both the blondie and the creamy orange cream cheese frosting. These are divine straight from the refrigerator!

PIN IT FOR LATER!

It’s funny how my mind remembers food. I first made this Orange Blondies recipe back in 2007. But recently, I had a craving for them again. After 11 years. It’s crazy that I can’t remember what I did last Tuesday, but I can remember this blondies recipe from 11 years ago.

I originally made these after seeing Paula Deen make them on The Food Network. She calls them Orange Brownies, but they are not brownies. So I couldn’t stick with that name – I had to change them over to blondies.

This bar recipe is so, so good, though – no matter what you call them. A soft, sweet orange flavored blondie, topped with an irresistible cream cheese frosting. My favorite way to eat these is straight from the refrigerator, when they are nice and cold. So, so good!!

What is the Difference Between a Brownie and a Blondie

A blondie is essentially a brownie without the chocolate. No chocolate means no brown, so that is where it gets the title of a blondie. You still get that soft, chewy, sweet bar, just minus the chocolate. These blondies are nice and moist and the cream cheese frosting pairs with them perfectly.

How to make this Orange Blondies Recipe

Preheat your oven and spray a baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Add butter, eggs, orange extract, and orange zest. Beat these all together until they are well combined.
Pour this batter into the pan you prepared earlier and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Once the blondies have baked and are cool, you can make the cream cheese frosting by beating cream cheese and butter together. Gradually beat in some powdered sugar, then add some orange juice and orange zest.
Spread that frosting on the blondies. Store them in the refrigerator, and make sure you try one when they are cold!

More Citrus Dessert Recipes

Orange Glazed Bundt Cake
Caribbean Truffle Pie
Glazed Lemon Cakes
Baked Key Lime Pie Donuts
Lemon Sunshine Cupcakes

Tools Used to Make this Orange Blondies Recipe

You can use a stand mixer or a hand mixer for this recipe.
You’ll need a 9×13-inch baking dish – an inexpensive glass dish works great.
I love using an offset spatula for spreading the frosting.

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Orange Blondies

Author: Deborah
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Yield: 24 blondies 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Bake
Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

Blondies:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
2 teaspoons pure orange extract
1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Orange Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 pound (4 cups) powdered sugar
2 tablespoons orange zest
2 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

Heat oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Stir together the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the butter, eggs, orange extract and orange zest. Beat until well blended.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out mostly clean, about 30 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.
In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the cream cheese and the butter together. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until it is completely combined and smooth. Beat in the orange zest and orange juice.
Spread the frosting over the blondies.
Store covered in the refrigerator.

Recipe Notes:

Source: Paula Deen, Food Network

I like these best when they are still cold, straight from the refrigerator.

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.