Sweet Cherry Blondies

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup pitted and halved northwest fresh sweet cherries
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

1. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, eggs and vanilla; mix on low speed of electric mixer until blended. Mix 1 minute on medium speed. Batter will be thick.
2. Spread half of batter in oiled and floured 9-inch baking pan.
3. Toss cherries in small amount of flour. Scatter cherries over batter; spread remaining batter over cherries. Sprinkle pecans over top.
4. Bake at 325 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on rack and cut into 16 pieces.
5. Chocolate Chip Variation: Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over batter with pecans.

flour, brown sugar, salt, baking powder, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, sweet cherries, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-cherry-blondies-256782 (may not work)