Blondies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons margarine or 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 3/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. grease 13"x9" metal baking pan. line pan with foil; grease foil.
• 2 in a heavy 3-quart saucepan, melt margarine or butter over low heat. remove saucepan from heat. with wooden spoon, stir in brown sugar and vanilla, then stir in eggs until well blended. in a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into sugar mixture just until blended. stir in chopped pecans.
• 3 spread batter evenly in pan. bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge comes out clean. do not overbake; blondies will become firm as they cool. cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• 4 when cool, transfer with foil to cutting board. cut blondies lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 6 pieces.