Ultimate Chewy Blondie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, melted
1 2/3 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 dash salt
1/2 cup toffee pieces or 1/2 cup miniature M&M baking bits

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350*F (see note about baking time/ temp).
Grease a 10\" baking pan.
Melt butter. (I usually microwave it in a large mixing bowl for 1 minute from the fridge, or 2 minutes from the freezer.).
Mix sugar, eggs, molasses, vanilla, and almond extract with butter.
Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. (I leave out the salt if I am using salted butter.).
Mix wet and dry ingredients. Scrape batter into prepared pan, and smooth. Sprinkle top with toffee bits or candies.
Bake for 19 minutes - you want the blondes to be set but not too firm - a toothpick will be slightly sticky when they are done.
Cover with foil and allow to cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes (preferably an hour.) They really need to be almost completely cooled to be sliced and moved (although they are great hot, just a bit messy,) and the foil helps seal in the moisture.