Maple Walnut Blondies

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 * 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 6 * 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
  • 3/4 * 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 * 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2 * 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
  • 3/4 * 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Lightly grease an 8-inch square pan.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder; set aside.
3. In a small saucepan, heat heat the butter and sugar on the stovetop over medium low until melted and well combined.
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the syrup.
5. Allow the mixture to cool to lukewarm.
6. Stir in the eggs one at a time, then the maple flavor.
7. Stir in the dry ingredients, and then the walnuts, until just combined.
8. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
9. Bake just until the edges pull away from the sides of the pan, about 25 minutes.
10. Remove from the oven, and cool on a wire rack before cutting and glazing.

This blondie recipe yields one 8-inch pan or sixteen 2-inch Maple Walnut Blondies

Maple Glaze Recipe

* 1 cup confectioners' sugar
* 2 tablespoons maple syrup
* 1 to 2 tablespoons milk or cream

1. In a small to medium bowl, whisk everything together, adding more liquid if necessary to make a pourable glaze.
2. Pour over cooled Maple Walnut Brownies