Recipe#8074

Title: Blondies 10

From: "David Van Ess" cnvaness@worldnet.att.net 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.baking 
 Subject: Blondies 
 Date: 15 Dec 1998 03:23:59 GMT 
 Message-ID: <01be27da$b9127160$b5a6490c@hpcustomer> 

1 c. sugar
 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
 1/2 c. butter, softened
 1 tsp. vanilla
 2 eggs
 1 1/2 c. flour
 1 tsp. baking powder
 1/2 tsp. salt
 1/2 c. chopped pecans
 2 T. butter (no substitute)
 2 c. powdered sugar
 1/4 tsp. vanilla
 2-4 T. milk
 36 pecan halves
 Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13x9" pan. In large bowl, combine
 sugar, brown sugar and 1/2 c. butter; beat until light and fluffy.
 Add 1 tsp.  vanilla and the eggs; blend well. Add flour, baking
 powder and salt; mix well. Stir in 1/2 c. pecans. Spread in greased
 pan.
 Bake for 23-33 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes
 out clean.  Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.
 Heat 2 T. butter in med. saucepan over med. heat until light golden
 brown.  Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp. vanilla
 and enough milk for desired spreading consistency; blend until
 smooth. Spread over cooled bars. Arrange pecan halves over frosting.
 Cut into bars.  Yield: 36 bars.