Apple Hazelnut Blondies

• Blondies
• 1 cup hazelnuts
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 chopped, peeled and cored Fuji apples (about 2 cups)
• Maple Icing
• 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 3/4 cup vanilla extract

1. Blondies
2. 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees . Coat a 12-cavity brownie pan (such as Wilton Brownie Bar Pan) with nonstick cooking spray.
3. 2. Place nuts on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool slightly and rub nuts with fingers to remove skin. Chop nuts and reserve.
4. 3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine sugars, butter, eggs and vanilla. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into sugar-and-butter mixture until dry ingredients are just moistened. Fold in apples and 3/4 cup of the chopped nuts.
5. 4. Spoon batter into prepared brownie pan, about 1/3 cup into each cavity. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes; turn out onto rack to cool completely.
6. Maple Icing
7. 5. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar; add maple syrup and vanilla and beat until smooth.
8. 6. Frost each blondie with a generous 2 tbsp of icing. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/apple-hazelnut-blondies-52912391 (may not work)