If you need an easy dessert to bring to a Valentine’s party or want to surprise someone special with a Valentine’s Day treat, this is the perfect recipe. The blondies are fast, easy, made in one bowl, and you don’t even need a mixer. I used my favorite blondie base recipe and with 40+ versions and counting, it never lets me down.
These soft, buttery blondies are studded with chocolate chips and have fabulous peanut butter flavor in both dough and on top thanks to these Reese’s peanut butter hearts. There are lots of heart-shaped chocolates for sale this time of year but what I like about the ones I used is that they’re slightly larger than most other hearts and they nicely fill up the blondie rather than looking small or skimpy. If you can’t find them in your local store, use whatever is convenient. However one caveat is that I had to use a paring knife to open up the tops of the hearts a little more. Straight out the package they look more like ovals than hearts and I like hearts that have a deeper V at the top. It took 2 minutes to make two small cuts in each heart to get a deeper V, no biggie.
I used mini chocolate chips because I prefer how they disperse more evenly throughout. Also the smaller chips really provide a true chocolate-in-every-bite experience but regular chips are fine. These blondies are going to be the hit of your Valentine’s chocolate feasting. After all, isn’t that what Valentine’s Day is all about – feasting on chocolate (and peanut butter).
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Originally published February 2, 2018 and republished February 12, 2021 with updated text.
