Cheryl's Sinfully Delicious Bombshell Blondies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup artificial sweetener, I use Splenda
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed (I use a mixture of 1/2 cup light and 1/2 cup dark)
• 4 large eggs (room temp)
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (this is where you can go crazy, try milk chocolate, peanut butter, peanut butter or chocolate, butte)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.

3. 3

   Cream butter & sugars until pale brown and thick; add the eggs one at a time and then add vanilla.

4. 4

   Stir in chips, then add the flours, baking powder & salt. Be careful at this point because it makes a large batch and the powdery ingredients can go everywhere!

5. 5

   Spread into the prepared pan.

6. 6

   Bake for 45 minutes.

7. 7

   Cut into 24 squares.