Applebee's Blonde Brownies

Applebee's Blonde Brownies


1 c flour,Sifted
1/2 t baking powder
1/8 t baking soda
1/8 t salt
1/2 c walnuts,Chopped
1/3 c butter (or margarine)
1 c brown sugar,Packed
1 egg,beaten
1 T vanilla extract
1/2 c white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Measure 1 cup sifted flour. Add baking powder,
baking soda and salt. Sift again. Add chopped nuts. Mix well and set
aside. Melt butter. Add brown sugar and mix well. Add egg and
vanilla. Blend well. Add flour mixture, a little at a time, mixing well. Stir
in white chocolate chips. Spread in a 9x9x2-inch pan. Bake for 20-25
minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or with slightly
fudgy looking crumbs. Serve blondies warmed so they will be soft with
ice cream and maple butter sauce.
Maple butter sauce:
3/8 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup butter
3/8 cup brown sugar
8-oz cream cheese, softened
1/4-1/2 tsp maple extract or flavoring

Combine syrup and butter, cook over low heat until butter is melted.
Stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat and beat in cream
cheese and maple extract until smooth. Heat again either over low heat or in
the microwave at short intervals to reach desired sauce consistency. Serve
over blondies topped with vanilla ice cream. Should be enough sauce to
generously top a 9x13-inch pan.