Ingredients:
Crust1 ¾ cup coconut cookie thins, crumbled (about 50 thins)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Blondies
1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup grated carrots (about 2 large carrots)
Optional Add-Ins
¼ cup shredded coconut
¼ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup white chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with baking spray. Set aside.
- First, make the crust. In a food processor, pulse the cookie thins until fine. Alternatively, you can crush the cookie thins in a ziploc bag.
- Melt the butter. Add the butter to the cookie thin dust and mix until the thins are moistened.
- Press the cookie crust into the bottom of the pan until it covers the entire pan and is tightly packed together.
- Bake crust for 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and set aside while making the blondie batter. Blondies
- In a medium sized bowl mix the flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the butter and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Stir in carrots until evenly mixed.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet until just incorporated.
- Mix in any add-ins with a spatula until combined.
- Transfer batter to the pan and smooth an even layer over the crust.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the blondies to cool. Next, drizzle white chocolate over the top and cut into 9 squares. Enjoy!