Maple-Pecan Blondie Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks butter)

  softened
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar

  packed
• ½ cup granulated maple sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs

  room temperature
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup pecans
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• 1 In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, maple sugar and brown sugar. Add
  the salt, vanilla and eggs and combine. Add the flour, baking soda, powder and
  combine. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula a few times, making sure
  everything is thoroughly combined.
• 2 Add the pecans and chocolate chips and combine gently.
• 3 Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Spread the dough into the pan
  as best you can.
• 4 Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for about 35 minutes or until it is golden
  brown. Let cool almost completely before cutting into squares.

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